BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Shares Purchased by HHM Wealth Advisors LLC

HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) by 45.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 290 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in BWX Technologies were worth $32,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stone House Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 76.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 229 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC grew its holdings in BWX Technologies by 147.6% during the third quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 255 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in BWX Technologies by 729.0% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 257 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in BWX Technologies by 93.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 271 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in BWX Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies Stock Down 0.5 %

BWX Technologies stock opened at $112.34 on Tuesday. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.66 and a twelve month high of $136.31. 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 $10.27 billion, a PE ratio of 37.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $119.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $113.15.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on BWXT shares. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $115.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays increased their price objective on BWX Technologies from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com cut BWX Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Alembic Global Advisors raised BWX Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $148.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Maxim Group lifted their price target on BWX Technologies from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One investment 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, BWX Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.50.

BWX Technologies 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.