17,100 Shares in BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT Purchased by Keystone Investors PTE Ltd.

Keystone Investors PTE Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 17,100 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,956,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BWXT. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in BWX Technologies by 0.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 141,680 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $13,977,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in BWX Technologies in the first quarter worth about $304,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in BWX Technologies in the second quarter worth about $404,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in BWX Technologies by 670.0% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,030 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 6,117 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in BWX Technologies by 44.9% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 256,969 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $37,018,000 after acquiring an additional 79,646 shares during the period. 94.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at BWX Technologies

In other news, CFO Michael Thomas Fitzgerald sold 2,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.25, for a total value of $505,757.25. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 6,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,440,477. The trade was a 25.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.81, for a total transaction of $2,048,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 202,491 shares in the company, valued at approximately $41,472,181.71. This trade represents a 4.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of BWXT stock opened at $193.59 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $209.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $200.03. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $133.84 and a 52 week high of $241.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 2.40. The firm has a market cap of $17.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.73.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The technology company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.20. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 31.33%. The company had revenue of $860.22 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $837.47 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.600-4.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 4.71 earnings per share for the current year.

BWX Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. BWX Technologies’s payout ratio is 28.88%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of BWX Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $205.00 to $255.00 in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of BWX Technologies from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, TD Securities assumed coverage on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $230.00 price objective on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, BWX Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.00.

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.