BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.12 EPS

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The technology company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.12, Zacks reports. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.32% and a return on equity of 31.95%. BWX Technologies updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.400-3.550 EPS.

BWX Technologies Price Performance

BWX Technologies stock opened at $99.84 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $113.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $114.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.13 billion, a PE ratio of 33.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. BWX Technologies has a 12-month low of $86.70 and a 12-month high of $136.31.

BWX Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.00%. This is a positive change from BWX Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on BWXT shares. Alembic Global Advisors raised shares of BWX Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $148.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Maxim Group raised their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com cut shares of BWX Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $129.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BWX Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.50.

BWX Technologies Company Profile

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.