BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.750-3.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.730. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.1 billion-$3.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.1 billion.

BWX Technologies Stock Up 1.1%

BWX Technologies stock traded up $2.31 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $215.92. The stock had a trading volume of 1,478,903 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,148,087. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $183.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $152.34. BWX Technologies has a 1-year low of $84.21 and a 1-year high of $218.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.24 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 1.69.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The technology company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.15. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 30.61% and a net margin of 10.28%. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.750-3.800 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that BWX Technologies will post 3.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on BWXT shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $180.00 price target on BWX Technologies and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered BWX Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial increased their price target on BWX Technologies from $145.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Northland Capmk upgraded BWX Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $168.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BWX Technologies news, SVP Omar Fathi Meguid sold 2,261 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.84, for a total transaction of $406,618.24. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 2,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $424,602.24. The trade was a 48.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.00, for a total value of $4,475,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 197,594 shares in the company, valued at $35,369,326. This represents a 11.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 29,953 shares of company stock worth $5,359,758 in the last 90 days. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caxton Associates LLP grew its stake in BWX Technologies by 14.7% in the second quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 3,532 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 454 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in BWX Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $210,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 83.9% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,144 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $597,000 after acquiring an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new stake in BWX Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $11,017,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 309.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 463 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

About BWX Technologies

BWX Technologies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers.