BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.400-3.550 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.450. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.0 billion-$3.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion.

BWX Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of BWX Technologies stock opened at $104.16 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $113.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.28. BWX Technologies has a one year low of $86.70 and a one year high of $136.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.49, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.73.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The technology company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $746.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $653.16 million. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 31.95% and a net margin of 10.32%. On average, research analysts anticipate that BWX Technologies will post 3.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BWX Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. This is a positive change from BWX Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America boosted their price objective on BWX Technologies from $115.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Alembic Global Advisors raised BWX Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $148.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on BWX Technologies from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $129.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.