Copeland Capital Management LLC Cuts Stake in BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT

Copeland Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) by 79.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 113,128 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 446,866 shares during the quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in BWX Technologies were worth $20,858,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of BWX Technologies by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,880 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $847,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted 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 valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Intrua Financial LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Finally, Oakworth Capital Inc. increased its position in BWX Technologies by 10.0% in the second quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 1,105 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $159,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of BWX Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $197.90, for a total transaction of $1,979,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 187,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,124,852.60. This trade represents a 5.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on BWXT. Zacks Research cut BWX Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Northland Securities set a $225.00 price objective on shares of BWX Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Three research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.23.

BWX Technologies Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of BWXT opened at $175.42 on Tuesday. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $84.21 and a twelve month high of $218.50. The stock has a market cap of $16.04 billion, a PE ratio of 52.68, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $185.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $171.28.

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

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.03%.

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.