BWX Technologies (BWXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) is a provider of nuclear components, systems and services for government and commercial customers. The company is best known for designing and manufacturing nuclear reactors and related components for the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. It also supports the nuclear fuel cycle and provides engineering, manufacturing, maintenance and technical services for nuclear facilities.

BWXT serves the U.S. government, commercial nuclear power producers, research institutions and customers in the healthcare and space industries. Its offerings include nuclear reactor components, advanced reactor technologies, nuclear fuel and targets for medical isotope production, as well as decontamination, decommissioning and waste-management services. The company also develops technologies intended for lunar and other space applications.

Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, BWXT traces its roots to the Babcock & Wilcox nuclear business and has a long history of supporting U.S. national security and nuclear energy programs. The company’s operations primarily serve customers in the United States, with selected international activities. Rex D. Geveden serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $131.86 to $138.81
• 50-Day Range: $134.38 to $176.80
• 52-Week Range: $131.86 to $241.82
• Volume: 1.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.00
• Dividend Yield: 0.80%
• Price Target: $210.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BWX Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BWX Technologies scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 122nd out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BWX Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

BWX Technologies has a consensus price target of $210.00, representing about 55.4% upside from its current price of $135.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BWX Technologies has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BWX Technologies are expected to grow by 10.32% in the coming year, from $4.75 to $5.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BWX Technologies is 35.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BWX Technologies is 35.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BWX Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BWX Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 10.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.52% of the float of BWX Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BWX Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BWX Technologies has recently increased by 7.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

BWX Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.80%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

BWX Technologies has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BWX Technologies is 27.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BWX Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.61% next year. This indicates that BWX Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

BWX Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for BWX Technologies this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for BWXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

37 people have added BWX Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 12% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BWX Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,725,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.60% of the stock of BWX Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.39% of the stock of BWX Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BWXT
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BWC
• CIK: 1486957
• Web: www.bwxt.com
• Phone: (980) 365-4300
• Fax: 434-522-6909
• Employees: 10,400
• Year Founded: 1867

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BWX Technologies: $210.00
• High Price Target: $255.00
• Low Price Target: $165.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +55.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.44
• P/E Growth: 2.06
• Net Income: $328.95 million
• Net Margins: 10.11%
• Pretax Margin: 12.22%
• Return on Equity: 30.83%
• Return on Assets: 9.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.51
• Current Ratio: 2.40
• Quick Ratio: 2.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.87
• Cash Flow: $5.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.84
• Book Value: $13.49 per share
• Price / Book: 10.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 91,620,000
• Free Float: 91,072,000
• Market Cap: $12.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74