8,566 Shares in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Bought by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new position in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 8,566 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $954,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 3.4% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,667 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 45.0% in the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 290 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 76.2% in the third quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 229 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 779 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fulcrum Equity Management boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 4.0% during the third quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 3,337 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on BWXT shares. Maxim Group upped their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com cut shares of BWX Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Barclays upped 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. Alembic Global Advisors raised shares of BWX Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $148.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $115.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $127.50.

BWX Technologies Trading Up 1.6 %

NYSE:BWXT opened at $113.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.25. The firm has a market cap of $10.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.73. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $82.79 and a 52 week high of $136.31. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $118.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $113.21.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The technology company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $672.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $658.84 million. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.32% and a return on equity of 31.95%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 3.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.