Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. Purchases Shares of 9,637 BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT

Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 9,637 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,971,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in BWXT. Meitav Investment House Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 480.1% during the 1st quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 23,205 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,745,000 after purchasing an additional 19,205 shares during the last quarter. Clare Market Investments LLC bought a new stake in BWX Technologies in the first quarter worth $901,000. O Domhnaill Enterprises Inc. boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 73.8% during the first quarter. O Domhnaill Enterprises Inc. now owns 10,023 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,050,000 after buying an additional 4,256 shares during the period. Collaborative Fund Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of BWX Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $254,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 1,171.1% during the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 483 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $205.00 to $255.00 in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on BWX Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “underweight” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. TD Securities initiated coverage on BWX Technologies in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $230.00 price objective for the company. Seaport Research Partners raised BWX Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer owned 202,491 shares in the company, valued at $41,472,181.71. The trade was a 4.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Michael Thomas Fitzgerald sold 2,417 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.25, for a total transaction of $505,757.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 6,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,440,477. This trade represents a 25.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

BWX Technologies Price Performance

Shares of BWXT stock opened at $186.00 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 2.40. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $133.84 and a fifty-two week high of $241.82. The firm has a market cap of $17.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.73, a P/E/G ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.74. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $200.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $202.81.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The technology company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $860.22 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $837.47 million. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 31.33% and a net margin of 10.20%.The firm’s revenue was up 26.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.600-4.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 4.6 earnings per share for the current year.

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

BWX Technologies Company 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.