Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for BWXT Q2 Earnings

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT - Free Report) - William Blair issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for BWX Technologies in a report released on Wednesday, May 28th. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BWX Technologies' current full-year earnings is $3.23 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for BWX Technologies' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $682.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $644.15 million. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.32% and a return on equity of 31.95%. BWX Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on BWXT. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of BWX Technologies from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. CLSA reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $177.60 price objective (up from $153.00) on shares of BWX Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Maxim Group lowered their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $140.00 to $136.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of BWX Technologies to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BWX Technologies presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $129.84.

BWX Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BWXT traded up $0.51 on Friday, reaching $126.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 467,011 shares, compared to its average volume of 831,451. BWX Technologies has a 52-week low of $84.21 and a 52-week high of $136.31. The company has a market cap of $11.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.72, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $106.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $111.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.25.

BWX Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. BWX Technologies's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.85%.

Insider Transactions at BWX Technologies

In other BWX Technologies news, SVP Robert L. Duffy sold 6,000 shares of BWX Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.03, for a total transaction of $624,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 3,206 shares of the company's stock, valued at $333,520.18. The trade was a 65.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.47% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BWXT. Demars Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 9,309.0% in the fourth quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 4,482,439 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $499,299,000 after purchasing an additional 4,434,799 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 19.7% in the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,503,679 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $444,288,000 after buying an additional 741,282 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its stake in BWX Technologies by 279.0% during the 1st quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 958,563 shares of the technology company's stock worth $94,562,000 after purchasing an additional 705,648 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in BWX Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $69,730,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in BWX Technologies by 204.8% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 916,323 shares of the technology company's stock worth $102,069,000 after purchasing an additional 615,693 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.