NYSE:BWXTBWX Technologies Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding BWX Technologies Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $51.30 +0.86 (+1.70 %) (As of 04/9/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$50.76Now: $51.30▼$52.6750-Day Range$42.03MA: $52.82▼$70.4352-Week Range$40.40Now: $51.30▼$70.57Volume761,043 shsAverage Volume725,428 shsMarket Capitalization$4.89 billionP/E Ratio20.12Dividend Yield1.51%Beta1.02 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media BWX Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells nuclear components to the United States government. The company operates in three segments: Nuclear Operations, Technical Services, and Nuclear Energy. The Nuclear Operations segment offers precision naval nuclear components and reactors; close-tolerance and equipment for nuclear applications; and components for defense applications, as well as critical nuclear components, fuels, and assemblies for government and other uses. This segment also converts or downblends high-enriched uranium into low-enriched fuel for use in commercial reactors to generate electricity. The Technical Services segment provides uranium processing, environmental site restoration, and management and operating services to support governments in the operation of complex facilities and environmental remediation activities. The Nuclear Energy segment designs, licenses, manufactures, and delivers commercial nuclear steam generators, pressure vessels, reactor components, heat exchangers, and other auxiliary equipment, including containers for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and other waste. This segment also offers engineering and licensing services for new nuclear plant designs; services for steam generators and balance of plant equipment; and nondestructive examination and tooling/repair solutions for other plant systems and components. The company was formerly known as The Babcock & Wilcox Company and changed its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. in June 2015. BWX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBWX Technologies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $64.00, BWX Technologies has a potential upside of 24.8% from its current price of $51.30.Amount of Analyst CoverageBWX Technologies has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesBWX Technologies has received 329 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBWX Technologies has received 422 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBWX Technologies has received 56.19% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about BWX Technologies and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BWXT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BWXT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBWX Technologies is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBWX Technologies has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of BWX Technologies is 29.01 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, BWX Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.28 % next year. This indicates that BWX Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $181,960.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.46% of the stock of BWX Technologies is held by insiders. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for BWX Technologies are expected to grow by 11.79% in the coming year, from $2.80 to $3.13 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of BWX Technologies is 20.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 12.54.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of BWX Technologies is 20.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 34.80.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBWX Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBWX Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 12.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.81 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Engines & turbines Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNYSE:BWXT Previous SymbolNYSE:BWC CUSIPN/A CIK1486957 Webhttp://www.bwxt.com/ Phone980-365-4300Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.00 Current Ratio1.56 Quick Ratio1.56Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio20.12 Forward P/E Ratio18.32 P/E Growth2.62 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.89 billion Price / Sales2.58 Cash Flow$3.36 per share Price / Cash Flow15.27 Book Value$4.24 per share Price / Book12.10Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.62 Net Income$244.12 million Net Margins12.88% Return on Equity77.57% Return on Assets13.94%Miscellaneous Employees6,450 Outstanding Shares95,229,000Market Cap$4.89 billion Next Earnings Date5/6/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive BWXT News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BWXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. BWXT Rates by TradingView BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) Frequently Asked Questions How has BWX Technologies' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? BWX Technologies' stock was trading at $48.91 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BWXT stock has increased by 4.9% and is now trading at $51.30. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of BWX Technologies? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BWX Technologies in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for BWX Technologies. When is BWX Technologies' next earnings date? BWX Technologies is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for BWX Technologies. How were BWX Technologies' earnings last quarter? BWX Technologies Inc (NYSE:BWXT) announced its earnings results on Monday, February, 24th. The technology company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.07. The technology company earned $501.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $487.02 million. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 77.57% and a net margin of 12.88%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.74 earnings per share. View BWX Technologies' earnings history. How often does BWX Technologies pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for BWX Technologies? BWX Technologies declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is a boost from BWX Technologies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. View BWX Technologies' dividend history. What guidance has BWX Technologies issued on next quarter's earnings? BWX Technologies issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.75. What price target have analysts set for BWXT? 6 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for BWX Technologies' stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $77.00. On average, they expect BWX Technologies' stock price to reach $64.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for BWX Technologies. What are Wall Street analysts saying about BWX Technologies stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about BWX Technologies stock: 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "BWX Technologies, Inc. supplies precision manufactured components and services to the commercial nuclear power industry. The company offers technical, management and site services to governments in complex facilities and environmental remediation activities. It operates primarily in Lynchburg, Va., Ohio and Cambridge, Ontario. BWX Technologies, Inc., formerly known as Babcock & Wilcox Company, is headquartered in Lynchburg, Va. " (2/27/2020) 2. Maxim Group analysts commented, "BWXT’s 2Q19 results and earnings conference call highlighted long-term EPS growth opportunities in U.S. submarine nuclear reactor construction and nuclear medicine, in our view." (8/7/2019) Has BWX Technologies been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about BWXT stock has trended very negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. BWX Technologies earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutBWX Technologies. Are investors shorting BWX Technologies? BWX Technologies saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 3,760,000 shares, an increase of 8.4% from the February 13th total of 3,470,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 537,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.0 days. Approximately 4.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View BWX Technologies' Current Options Chain. Who are some of BWX Technologies' key competitors? Some companies that are related to BWX Technologies include Brunswick (BC), Mosenergo Pao (AOMOY), TPI Composites (TPIC), China Yuchai International (CYD), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Power Solutions International (PSIX), Briggs & Stratton (BGG), Terra Tech (TRTC), Capstone Turbine (CPST), REGI U.S. (RGUS), American Power Group (APGI) and Coates International (COTE). What other stocks do shareholders of BWX Technologies own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BWX Technologies investors own include Lockheed Martin (LMT), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), Walt Disney (DIS), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Starbucks (SBUX), Chevron (CVX), Raytheon (RTN) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Who are BWX Technologies' key executives? BWX Technologies' management team includes the following people: Mr. Rex D. Geveden, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)Mr. David S. Black, Sr. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 57)Mr. Jason S. Kerr, VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 42)Mr. William E. Russell, Sr. VP & CTOMr. M. Alan Nethery, VP & Chief Investor Relations Officer What is BWX Technologies' stock symbol? BWX Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BWXT." Who are BWX Technologies' major shareholders? BWX Technologies' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include M&G Investment Management Ltd. (0.02%). Company insiders that own BWX Technologies stock include David S Black, Jason S Kerr, Joel W Duling, John A Fees, Joseph G Henry and Rex D Geveden. View institutional ownership trends for BWX Technologies. Which institutional investors are buying BWX Technologies stock? BWXT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including M&G Investment Management Ltd.. View insider buying and selling activity for BWX Technologies. How do I buy shares of BWX Technologies? Shares of BWXT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is BWX Technologies' stock price today? One share of BWXT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.30. How big of a company is BWX Technologies? BWX Technologies has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion and generates $1.89 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $244.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.62 on an earnings per share basis. BWX Technologies employs 6,450 workers across the globe. View additional information about BWX Technologies. What is BWX Technologies' official website? The official website for BWX Technologies is http://www.bwxt.com/. How can I contact BWX Technologies? BWX Technologies' mailing address is 800 MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR, LYNCHBURG VA, 24504. The technology company can be reached via phone at 980-365-4300 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 4/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: How does the Beige Book influence monetary policy?
