As of close of business last night, BWX Technologies Inc’s stock clocked out at $97.03, down -2.69% from its previous closing price of $99.71. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 775228 shares were traded. BWXT stock price reached its highest trading level at $99.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.59.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BWXT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 112.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 41.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.11 and its Current Ratio is at 2.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.31.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Truist on March 25, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $95 from $110 previously.
On November 03, 2023, Alembic Global Advisors Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $79 to $82.
On September 28, 2023, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $86.Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating on September 28, 2023, with a $86 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’24 when Burbach Gerhard F sold 1,000 shares for $105.42 per share. The transaction valued at 105,420 led to the insider holds 391 shares of the business.
NARDELLI ROBERT L bought 2,000 shares of BWXT for $142,460 on Aug 18 ’23. The Director now owns 2,000 shares after completing the transaction at $71.23 per share. On Aug 14 ’23, another insider, Burbach Gerhard F, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $74.07 each. As a result, the insider received 74,070 and left with 1,391 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BWXT now has a Market Capitalization of 8.87B and an Enterprise Value of 10.00B. As of this moment, BWX’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 14.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.01 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.38.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BWXT has reached a high of $107.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 94.88, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 79.88.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BWXT traded 591.64K shares on average per day over the past three months and 651.46k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 91.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 90.97M. Insiders hold about 0.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.18% stake in the company. Shares short for BWXT as of Mar 15, 2024 were 961.14k with a Short Ratio of 1.62, compared to 1.45M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.05% and a Short% of Float of 1.18%.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.92, BWXT has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.93. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.92%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.94%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36. The current Payout Ratio is 34.38% for BWXT, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 28, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 08, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Jul 01, 2015 when the company split stock in a 1398:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 8 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.68 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.73 and a low estimate of $0.62, while EPS last year was $0.7. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.73, with high estimates of $0.77 and low estimates of $0.69.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.2 and $3.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.14. EPS for the following year is $3.42, with 8 analysts recommending between $3.59 and $3.17.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $597.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $621.5M to a low estimate of $578.9M. As of the current estimate, BWX Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $558.21M, an estimated increase of 7.10% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $637.61M, an increase of 4.10% less than the figure of $7.10% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $648.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $627.4M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BWXT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.61B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.5B, up 4.70% from the average estimate. Based on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.75B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.81B and the low estimate is $2.67B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 5.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
