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BWXT·BWX Technologies Inc.

$120.00
+5.04 (+4.38%)
High
$121.00
Open
$118.11
Market Cap
10.42B
52W High
$241.82
Low
$113.81
P. Close
$120.00
P/E
27.81
52W Low
$112.54
Fwd P/E
22.22
DailyIQ Est.
$222.65
Inst. Own.
75.3%
Short Interest
3.88%
Days to Cover
2.6
Div. Yield
0.92%
Next Ex-Div
~Nov 18
Div. Growth
10+ yrs
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Nov 2, 2026tone -10.8 vs prior release · 114 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
14
BEARISH
News Sentiment
54
MIXED
On Nov 6, BWXT released its Q3 2026 financial results, confirming that the company met its projected revenue targets. The earnings report highlighted that production volumes and revenue goals were achieved, supporting the company’s guidance for the remainder of the year. Management noted that operational efficiencies and cost controls contributed to improved margins. These results reinforce investor confidence in BWXT’s strategic initiatives and its position within the defense sector. The company’s performance on that date was reported as a positive indicator of its continued growth trajectory.
LOW TARGET
$140 +16.7%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$208 +73.7%
12 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$290 +141.7%
14 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$140.00 - $290.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
8/12/6/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$222.65 (+85.5%)
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
BWXT
Description
BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) is a global provider of specialized nuclear components and services, operating primarily in the United States and Canada. The company's core business revolves around the design, manufacture, and servicing of nuclear reactors, fuel, and related equipment for both government and commercial applications. BWXT's Government Operations segment focuses on naval nuclear components and fuel, while its Commercial Operations segment provides components and services for nuclear power plants and medical applications. This strategic positioning allows BWXT to serve a diverse customer base, including the U.S. Navy, research institutions, and commercial nuclear power operators. With a history dating back to 1867, BWXT leverages its expertise in nuclear technology to provide critical solutions across multiple sectors.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
11,753 shares
$2.0M
Bertsch Jan-
Award/Grant41.93 shares2026-09-04
Richardson John M-
Award/Grant16.44 shares2026-09-04
PIASECKI NICOLE WEYERHAEUSER-
Award/Grant7.8 shares2026-09-04
Melvin Leland D-
Award/Grant15.43 shares2026-09-04
Krieg Kenneth J-
Award/Grant36.14 shares2026-09-04
79/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
10.3%
Revenue CAGR
0.7%
Current Ratio
2.32x
Debt / Equity
1.64x
Return on Equity
26.7%
Earnings Summary
In the most recent quarters, BWXT posted a steady rise in revenue from $682.3 million in Q1 2025 to $901.6 million in Q3 2026, reflecting a 10 % year‑over‑year increase in Q3 2026 despite a 2.1 % miss versus consensus; EPS, however, has consistently outperformed expectations, with non‑GAAP EPS of $1.26 in Q3 2026 beating estimates by 5.7 % and EPS of $1.08 in Q4 2025 beating the $0.884 estimate, while Q2 2026 EPS of $1.07 fell slightly below the $1.042 estimate. Historically, BWXT has maintained a positive YoY revenue trajectory, with revenue growth outpacing EPS growth in several periods, and has frequently beaten analyst estimates for EPS, underscoring robust profitability even when revenue growth moderates. Recent news highlights the selection of BWXT’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor technology for the U.S. Army’s Janus Program and a Canadian transportable nuclear power plant project, alongside a multi‑year fuel supply agreement with Antares Nuclear that secures a predictable revenue stream tied to the emerging microreactor market; these developments reinforce the company’s strategic positioning and may support future revenue momentum.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.80$0.97$1.13$1.30$1.47Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$1.39 - -
Q3'26$1.21$1.26+4.0%
Q2'26$1.04$1.07+2.7%
Q1'26$0.94$1.12+18.6%
Q4'25$0.88$1.08+22.2%
Q3'25$0.87$1.00+14.3%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$798M$884M$970M$1.1B$1.1BQ3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$1.1B - -
Q3'26$990M$953M-3.7%
Q2'26$921M$902M-2.1%
Q1'26$855M$860M+0.6%
Q4'25$837M$886M+5.8%
Q3'25 - $866M -

Market Data

BWXT Stock Snapshot

BEARISH14/100
$120.00+$5.04 (4.4%)
Market cap
10.42B
P/E ratio
27.8
Day range
$113.81 – $121.00
News sentiment
54/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$208.44 (+73.7%)
Consensus
Buy · 28 analysts
52-week range+6.6% off low · -50.4% from high
$112.54$241.82
Price $120.00 DailyIQ Est. $222.65

BWXT is on the weaker side of its setup, with little confirmation for a reversal yet. Earnings and guidance carry more weight than macro data at this capitalisation.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into BWXT?

RICH

At today's price, BWX Technologies Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 24.0% a year for 3 years, slowing to a long-run rate by year 10, to justify its valuation at a 9.18% cost of capital. Over the last five years its revenue has trended at 10.6% a year, so the market is asking for 13.3 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis BWXT looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
24.0%
Growth trend
10.6%
Growth gap
+13.3 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
9.18%
Beta
1.18

Behaviour On Record

What BWXT's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
43.4% 87th pct
Below its peak
-49.6%
vs 200-day average
-34.0%
Up days (1y)
47%

BWX Technologies Inc. is currently running 43.4% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against BWXT's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 87th percentile — elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 23.9%.

BWXT is trading -49.6% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -19.4%, and the deepest was -49.6% in 2026. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began, and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -34.0% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 0th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year BWXT closed higher on 47% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a falling streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, BWXT finished the month higher 10 of 13 times, with a median return of +3.5% and an average of +0.1%. Its strongest month historically has been February at +4.5% on average, its weakest December at -1.0%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: BWXT has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 125 of 3,268 sessions (3.8% of the time), with the largest gaps running +19.3% and -12.5%.

Across the last 4 dated reports on file, BWXT moved an average of 3.3% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 4 times, with a median move of -1.7% and a largest of -5.4%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against BWXT's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of BWXT's sector?

BWX Technologies Inc. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 8th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening). Within its narrower Aerospace & Defense industry group, BWXT ranks 9th of 15 tracked industries, leading.

Sector rank
#8 of 12
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
27
Industry rank
#9 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for BWXT?

CallsPuts

For BWX Technologies Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-11-20, 14 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.76), with at-the-money implied volatility around 52.6%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±10.4% move by that expiry — a range of about $107.53–$132.47.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-20)
1.76
ATM implied volatility
52.6%
Total open interest
5,385
Expected move by 2026-11-20
±10.4% ($107.53–$132.47)

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect BWXT to earn?

Analysts expect BWX Technologies Inc. to earn $4.74 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $5.94 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 3 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Sep 2026$1.19$1.12 to $1.3013$972M14
Dec 2026$1.36$1.26 to $1.4413$1.08B14
Mar 2027$1.19$1.15 to $1.254~$944M-
Jun 2027$1.30$1.17 to $1.434~$1.03B-
Sep 2027$1.42$1.36 to $1.474~$1.13B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$4.74$4.70 to $4.8017$3.82B17
Dec 2027$5.23$5.02 to $5.6517$4.18B18
Dec 2028$5.94$5.55 to $6.343~$4.71B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on BWXT?

JP Morgan most recently reiterated its rating on BWX Technologies Inc. to Overweight on Oct 13, 2026 with a price target of $190 (from $230). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 0 downgrades, a net bullish lean.

Latest action
JP Morgan: Overweight
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
+1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 13, 2026JP MorganMaintainedOverweight$230 → $190
Oct 6, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHold$202 → $182
Sep 30, 2026Northland Capital MarketsMaintainedOutperform$250 → $220
Sep 30, 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$250 → $210
Sep 30, 2026GuggenheimReiteratedBuy$192
Sep 30, 2026BTIGReiteratedBuy$235
Sep 24, 2026BNP ParibasMaintainedNeutral$190 → $165
Sep 15, 2026GuggenheimInitiatedBuy$192
Sep 3, 2026JefferiesInitiatedBuy$181
Aug 27, 2026Wells FargoUpgradeUnderweight → Equal-Weight$200 → $170
Aug 14, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHold$212 → $202
Aug 4, 2026BTIGReiteratedBuy$235

Earnings Release, Scored

What did BWX Technologies Inc.'s latest earnings release say?

Filed Nov 2, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone56.5/ 100-10.8 vs prior release
Hedging words0.77per 100 words+0.77 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 50–73

Most important lines

  1. 1

    Introducing preliminary 2027 outlook calling for high-single-digit revenue growth, and high-single-digit to low-double-digit adjusted EBITDA (1) and non-GAAP EPS (1) growth; adjusted EBITDA (1) growth ahead of the framework provided at 2026 Investor Day

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    "We had strong third quarter 2026 earnings performance, highlighting our intense focus on operational excellence and cash generation," said Rex.

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    "Our preliminary outlook for 2027 points to another year of solid earnings and cash flow growth, which combined with robust demand, a strong balance sheet, and a disciplined capital allocation strategy, positions us well to continue compounding growth and shareholder value in 2027 and beyond."

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

BWXT peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about BWXT?

BWXT fell 18.1% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 0 and 85 from Oct 6 to Oct 20, then dropped to 37 on Oct 22.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$120$140Oct 6: tone 66Oct 7: tone 0Oct 8: tone 66Oct 9: tone 68Oct 12Oct 13: tone 65Oct 14: tone 75Oct 15Oct 16: tone 49Oct 19: tone 52Oct 20: tone 85Oct 21Oct 22: tone 37Oct 23: tone 55Oct 26Oct 27: tone 81Oct 28: tone 62Oct 29: tone 53Oct 30: tone 56Nov 2: tone 61Nov 3: tone 67Nov 4: tone 65Nov 5: tone 33Nov 6: tone 57Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 6 +7.4%same day: BWX Technologies stock jumps on New Brunswick reactor selection
  2. Nov 2 -5.9%same day: BWX Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
  3. Nov 4 -8.2%same day: BWX Technologies Inc (BWXT) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Double-Digit Growth, Record ...

Technical analysis

How strong is BWXT's momentum right now?

On the daily chart BWXT ranks at the 14th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bearish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling BWXT?

75 of the 175 tracked managers added to BWXT in their latest 13F and 92 trimmed. Together they own 75.3% of the company, worth $12.5B. BlackRock and Vanguard Portfolio Management alone hold 19.4%.

75adding92trimming8unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of BWXT
  1. $2.4B positionTrimmed 2.9% last quarter
  2. $925.6M positionTrimmed 2.8% last quarter
  3. $805.9M positionAdded 1.1% last quarter
  4. $739.5M positionAdded 1.3% last quarter
  5. $503.1M positionAdded 3.2% last quarter
  6. $404.0M positionAdded 49.2% last quarter
  7. $393.7M positionAdded 16.3% last quarter
  8. $375.7M positionAdded 1.5% last quarter
  9. $362.3M positionAdded 3.7% last quarter
  10. $357.2M positionTrimmed 27.2% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading BWXT?

2 members of Congress disclosed 13 BWXT trades between Jun 11, 2025 and Aug 25, 2026: 10 buys and 3 sells, about $344.5K in estimated value.

BuysSellsJulOctJan ’26AprJul
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has BWXT done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, BWXT returned −43.4%. Of the 5 related stocks, none did better.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−100%−75%−50%−25%0%+25%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6BWXT −43.4%UUUU −70.2%