The closing price of BWX Technologies Inc (NYSE: BWXT) was $101.29 for the day, down -0.56% from the previous closing price of $101.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 796944 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BWXT’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 117.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.54. 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, Alembic Global Advisors on November 03, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $82 from $79 previously.
On September 28, 2023, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $86.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on August 04, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $61 to $85.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 9.25B and an Enterprise Value of 10.38B. As of this moment, BWX’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 15.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.16 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.23.
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 86.43, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 76.50.
Shares Statistics:
BWXT traded an average of 568.53K shares per day over the past three months and 844.94k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 91.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 90.98M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.77% stake in the company. Shares short for BWXT as of Feb 29, 2024 were 1.42M with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1.44M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.56% and a Short% of Float of 1.56%.
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 0.90%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.95%. 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
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 6 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.68 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.73 and a low estimate of $0.64, while EPS last year was $0.7. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.72, 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 $3.49, with 6 analysts recommending between $3.59 and $3.35.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 5 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $599.1M 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 5.80% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $633.05M, an increase of 3.40% less than the figure of $5.80% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $638.45M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $627.4M.
A total of 6 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 4.60% from the average estimate. Based on 6 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 5.50% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
