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After finishing at $99.38 in the prior trading day, BWX Technologies Inc (NYSE: BWXT) closed at $104.08, up 4.73%. In other words, the price has increased by $4.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded. BWXT stock price reached its highest trading level at $104.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $100.1882.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BWXT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 123.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.88 and its Current Ratio is at 1.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.98.
On July 24, 2024, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $75 to $90.
On June 27, 2024, Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $113.Janney initiated its Buy rating on June 27, 2024, with a $113 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when DUFFY ROBERT L sold 6,000 shares for $104.03 per share. The transaction valued at 624,161 led to the insider holds 3,206 shares of the business.
DUFFY ROBERT L bought 6,000 shares of BWXT for $624,161 on Mar 05 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Geveden Rex D, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 45,625 shares for $107.40 each. As a result, the insider received 4,900,233 and left with 218,218 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 9512360960 and an Enterprise Value of 10523796480. As of this moment, BWX’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.892 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BWXT is 0.67, which has changed by 0.038100958 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BWXT has reached a high of $136.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $86.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1290620 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 91.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 91.14M. Insiders hold about 0.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.31% stake in the company. Shares short for BWXT as of 1740700800 were 1312613 with a Short Ratio of 1.31, compared to 1738281600 on 1282136. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1312613 and a Short% of Float of 1.6099999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BWXT’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.96, compared to 0.97 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009659891The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.3. The current Payout Ratio is 31.28% for BWXT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-11 with an ex-dividend date of 1741651200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-07-01 when the company split stock in a 1398:1000 ratio.
