How to buy BWX Technologies stock (BWXT)

BWX Technologies is an aerospace & defense business based in the US. BWX Technologies shares (BWXT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $112.52 – a decrease of 0.67% over the previous week. BWX Technologies employs 7,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.7 billion.

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BWX Technologies stock price (NYSE: BWXT)

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BWX Technologies shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$112.52
52-week range	$74.00 - $136.05
50-day moving average more info button	$124.15
200-day moving average more info button	$104.42
Wall St. target price	$136.60
PE ratio more info button	37.3742
Dividend yield more info button	$0.95 (0.85%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$3.02

Is it a good time to buy BWX Technologies stock?

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BWX Technologies price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $113 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	-0.25%
1 month (2024-11-27)	-13.38%
3 months (2024-09-27)	4.06%
6 months (2024-06-28)	18.95%

1 year (2023-12-28)	47.54%
2 years (2022-12-28)	100.79%
3 years (2021-12-28)	143.83%
5 years (2019-12-27)	92.62%

Is BWX Technologies stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing BWX Technologies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of BWX Technologies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

BWX Technologies's P/E ratio

BWX Technologies's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 37x. In other words, BWX Technologies shares trade at around 37x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

BWX Technologies's PEG ratio

BWX Technologies's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.31. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into BWX Technologies's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

BWX Technologies's EBITDA

BWX Technologies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $422.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a BWX Technologies's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

BWX Technologies financials

Revenue TTM	$2.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.49%
Gross profit TTM	$551.9 million
Return on assets TTM	7.44%
Return on equity TTM	28.75%
Profit margin	10.32%
Book value	$11.58
Market Capitalization more info button	$10.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

BWX Technologies share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 28.07% of net profits

Recently BWX Technologies has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), BWX Technologies shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In BWX Technologies's case, that would currently equate to about $0.95 per share.

While BWX Technologies's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that BWX Technologies may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

BWX Technologies's most recent dividend payout was on 9 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 18 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have BWX Technologies's shares ever split?

BWX Technologies's shares were split on a 1398:1000 basis on 30 June 2015 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1398 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your BWX Technologies shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 28.5% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for BWX Technologies shares which in turn could have impacted BWX Technologies's share price.

BWX Technologies share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, BWX Technologies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $74 up to $136.0507. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while BWX Technologies's is 0.688. This would suggest that BWX Technologies's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

BWX Technologies overview

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. This segment also involved in manufacture of close-tolerance and equipment for nuclear applications; down blend government stockpiles of uranium; receives, stores, characterizes, dissolves, recovers, and purifies uranium-bearing materials; and supplies research reactor fuel elements for colleges, universities, and national laboratories, as well as components for defense applications. The Commercial Operations segment designs and manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and reactor components; and other auxiliary equipment, including containers for the storage of nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. This segment also offers nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, tooling delivery systems, nuclear grade materials, and precisely machined components, and related services for CANDU nuclear power plants; provides in-plant inspection, maintenance, and modification services, as well as non-destructive examination and tooling/repair solutions; and manufactures medical radioisotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of BWX Technologies is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.379% of BWX Technologies shares are held by insiders and 93.24% by institutions. How many people work for BWX Technologies?
Latest data suggests 7,800 work at BWX Technologies. When does the fiscal year end for BWX Technologies?
BWX Technologies's fiscal year ends in December. Where is BWX Technologies based?
BWX Technologies's address is: 800 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA, United States, 24504 What is BWX Technologies's ISIN number?
BWX Technologies's international securities identification number is: US05605H1005 What is BWX Technologies's CUSIP number?
BWX Technologies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 05615F102