BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT Stake Boosted by Eos Management L.P.

Eos Management L.P. increased its position in shares of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) by 27.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 25,894 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 5,644 shares during the quarter. BWX Technologies comprises about 1.9% of Eos Management L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Eos Management L.P.’s holdings in BWX Technologies were worth $4,774,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 250.0% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 175 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in BWX Technologies by 861.9% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in BWX Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in BWX Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in BWX Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded BWX Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research raised BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Truist Financial set a $205.00 target price on BWX Technologies in a report on Friday, January 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BWX Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.20.

BWX Technologies Price Performance

NYSE BWXT opened at $216.30 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $186.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.19. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $84.21 and a twelve month high of $220.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.78 billion, a PE ratio of 64.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.86. 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 (NYSE:BWXT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The technology company reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.15. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 30.70% and a net margin of 10.04%.The company had revenue of $866.29 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $795.48 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.83 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.9% on a year-over-year basis. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.750-3.800 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 3.23 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BWX Technologies news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $197.90, for a total value of $1,979,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 187,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,124,852.60. This represents a 5.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by 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.