Insider Selling: BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) CAO Sells 1,344 Shares of Stock

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) CAO Kevin James Gorman sold 1,344 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.71, for a total transaction of $288,570.24. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,476.94. This represents a 92.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

BWX Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BWXT traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $205.69. 677,770 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,039,517. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.32. The company has a market cap of $18.81 billion, a PE ratio of 57.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.83. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.21 and a 1-year high of $220.57. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $199.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $188.11.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The technology company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.17. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.28% and a return on equity of 30.94%. The business had revenue of $885.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $837.47 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.550-4.700 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 3.23 EPS for the current year.

BWX Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from BWX Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.01%.

Institutional Trading of BWX Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in BWX Technologies by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 141,680 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $13,977,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in BWX Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $304,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in BWX Technologies by 861.9% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 250.0% during the second quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 175 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System raised its position in BWX Technologies by 0.5% in the second quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 22,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,169,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial set a $205.00 price target on BWX Technologies in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered BWX Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Northland Securities set a $225.00 price target on shares of BWX Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. BTIG Research lifted their price target on BWX Technologies from $225.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, CJS Securities raised BWX Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $200.45.

About BWX Technologies

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.