Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Trims Holdings in BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC lessened its stake in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) by 32.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,060 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,802 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC’s holdings in BWX Technologies were worth $1,486,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in BWX Technologies by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,880 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $847,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in BWX Technologies by 17.9% in the second quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 460 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC increased its holdings in BWX Technologies by 2.5% in the second quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 2,927 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Intrua Financial LLC raised its stake in BWX Technologies by 3.9% during the first quarter. Intrua Financial LLC now owns 2,625 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oakworth Capital Inc. raised its stake in BWX Technologies by 10.0% during the second quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 1,105 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 94.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of BWX Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Northland Securities set a $225.00 price target on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, BTIG Research increased their price objective on shares of BWX Technologies from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BWX Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $196.23.

BWX Technologies Stock Down 0.7%

BWX Technologies stock opened at $175.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.71. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $84.21 and a one year high of $218.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $170.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.82, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.85.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The technology company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.15. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.04% and a return on equity of 30.70%. The firm had revenue of $866.29 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $795.48 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.83 EPS. BWX Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.750-3.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 3.23 earnings per share for the current year.

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. BWX Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 30.03%.

Insider Transactions at BWX Technologies

In related news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $197.90, for a total value of $1,979,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 187,594 shares in the company, valued at $37,124,852.60. This trade represents a 5.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

BWX Technologies Profile

BWX Technologies, Inc (NYSE: BWXT) is a specialized supplier of nuclear components and services, primarily serving the U.S. government and commercial markets. The company’s core expertise lies in the design, fabrication and servicing of nuclear propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy, where it supports the maintenance and overhaul of naval nuclear reactors. In addition to defense applications, BWXT develops small modular reactors (SMRs), nuclear fuel and related technologies for non‐defense power generation, offering scalable solutions to meet evolving energy and industrial demands.

Beyond propulsion and power systems, BWXT is a leading producer of medical radioisotopes used in diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment.