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BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Lynchburg, United States | NYSE
152.85 USD -3.00 (-1.925%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 154.40 +1.55 (1.014%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:09 a.m. EDT

BWX Technologies presents a classic case of a high-quality business facing temporary headwinds. The nine-year price appreciation of over 300 percent combined with a 28 percent return on equity demonstrates a dominant competitive position that the market has not fully punished. However, the stock is currently trading significantly below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and the last two weeks have seen a sharp decline. This creates a tension where the long-term investment case remains robust, but the short-term momentum is clearly negative. Options traders are placing heavy bets on a recovery to the 200-dollar range, suggesting they see the current dip as a buying opportunity rather than a permanent decline.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.161552
AutoARIMA0.173172
AutoETS0.175526
MSTL0.186790

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 4.72
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.818
Excess Kurtosis -0.39
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 151.4
Revenue per Share 38.35
Market Cap 14,004,420,608
Trailing P/E 40.33
Forward P/E 29.09
Beta 0.76
Profit Margins 10.11%
Website https://www.bwxt.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a recovery to the 200-220 range via heavy call open interest at 200-220 strikes for 2026-2028, while near-term put buying at 150-180 suggests downside protection is being purchased as the stock tests lows.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.16% 0.58% 0.81% 1.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-18 0.270000 0.163626
2026-05-19 0.270000 0.136827
2026-03-11 0.270000 0.137769
2025-11-19 0.250000 0.139036
2025-08-18 0.250000 0.146250
2025-05-19 0.250000 0.227293
2025-03-11 0.250000 0.257998
2024-11-19 0.240000 0.184148
2024-08-16 0.240000 0.244349
2024-05-16 0.240000 0.270758
2024-03-08 0.240000 0.232581
2023-11-20 0.230000 0.293967
2023-08-16 0.230000 0.318207
2023-05-18 0.230000 0.345657
2023-03-09 0.230000 0.363751
2022-11-18 0.220000 0.372881
2022-08-18 0.220000 0.405082
2022-05-19 0.220000 0.438947
2022-03-09 0.220000 0.415722
2021-11-18 0.210000 0.408005
2021-08-18 0.210000 0.382653
2021-05-18 0.210000 0.336161
2021-03-09 0.210000 0.352172
2020-11-19 0.190000 0.333275
2020-08-18 0.190000 0.326404
2020-05-15 0.190000 0.345455
2020-03-06 0.190000 0.367789
2019-11-19 0.170000 0.279651
2019-08-15 0.170000 0.308474
2019-05-16 0.170000 0.347222
2019-03-08 0.170000 0.349004
2018-11-19 0.160000 0.369430
2018-08-17 0.160000 0.254049
2018-05-17 0.160000 0.234021
2018-03-09 0.160000 0.243865
2017-11-17 0.110000 0.183578
2017-08-17 0.110000 0.205071
2017-05-12 0.110000 0.222492
2017-03-08 0.090000 0.195567
2016-11-15 0.090000 0.222938
2016-08-18 0.090000 0.228891
2016-05-12 0.090000 0.261172
2016-03-03 0.090000 0.277179
2015-11-18 0.060000 0.204290
2015-05-12 0.071531 0.301115
2015-02-26 0.071531 0.314863
2014-11-18 0.071531 0.333557
2014-08-18 0.071531 0.344710
2014-05-21 0.071531 0.312794
2014-02-26 0.071531 0.284658
2013-11-21 0.071531 0.312599
2013-08-16 0.057225 0.266402
2013-05-15 0.057225 0.283489
2013-02-14 0.057225 0.302117
2012-11-15 0.057225 0.339129
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.06
dividendYield 0.68
exDividendDate 2026-08-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0066730827
lastDividendValue 0.27
lastDividendDate 2026-08-18
dividendDate 2026-09-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.026120126
Address1 800 Main Street
Address2 4th Floor
All Time High 241.82
All Time Low 12.911302
Ask 153.43
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,199,200
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,012,058
Average Volume 1,012,058
Average Volume10Days 1,199,200
Beta 0.76
Bid 153.25
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 2
Book Value 14.565
City Lynchburg
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 152.85
Current Ratio 2.397
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 155.98
Day Low 152.5
Debt To Equity 151.4
Display Name BWX
Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Dividend Rate 1.06
Dividend Yield 0.68
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,790,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,790,800
Earnings Growth 0.141
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.136
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,787,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,649,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,649,600
Ebitda 476,492,000
Ebitda Margins 0.1356
Enterprise To Ebitda 32.353
Enterprise To Revenue 4.387
Enterprise Value 15,415,813,120
Eps Current Year 4.73851
Eps Forward 5.25407
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.79
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 434 522 6909
Fifty Day Average 177.0958
Fifty Day Average Change -24.245789
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13690776
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -2.6120126
Fifty Two Week High 241.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -88.97
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.36791828
Fifty Two Week Low 147.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.1100006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.034587793
Fifty Two Week Range 147.74 - 241.82
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,280,755,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.13
Float Shares 91,236,251
Forward Eps 5.25407
Forward P E 29.091736
Free Cashflow 145,624,256
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 11,000
Fullday Change -3.0
Fullday Change Percent -1.92493
Fullday Price 154.4
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.22082001
Gross Profits 775,942,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0035299999
Held Percent Institutions 0.94376
Implied Shares Outstanding 91,621,980
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
Last Dividend Value 0.27
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,435,708,800
Last Split Factor 1,398:1000
Long Business Summary BWX Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. It manufactures precision naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; close-tolerance and high-quality equipment for nuclear applications; critical nuclear components, fuels and assemblies for government and limited other uses; down blend government stockpiles of uranium; and fabricate fuel-bearing precision components. The company also supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers; research reactor fuel elements for colleges, universities, and national laboratories; and components for defense applications. In addition, it manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, pressure vessels, reactor components, heat exchangers, tooling delivery systems; and containers for the storage of nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. Further, the company supplies nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, tooling delivery systems, nuclear-grade materials and precisely machined components; and manufactures medical radioisotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Additionally, it provides specialized engineering services that include structural component design, 3-D thermal-hydraulic engineering analysis, weld and robotic process development, electrical and controls engineering and metallurgy and materials engineering; in-plant inspection, maintenance and modification services; and non-destructive examination and tooling/repair solutions. It also offers nuclear power plant lifecycle support and management services. The company was formerly known as The Babcock & Wilcox Company and changed its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. in June 2015. BWX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Long Name BWX Technologies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 14,004,420,608
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33424519
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 355,179,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 14,279,285,583
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 156.26
Operating Cashflow 519,158,016
Operating Margins 0.10393
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.2694
Peg Ratio 1.67
Phone 434 522 3800
Post Market Change 1.5499878
Post Market Change Percent 1.014058
Post Market Price 154.4
Post Market Time 1,787,961,526
Previous Close 155.85
Price Eps Current Year 32.256977
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 10.494336
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.9853559
Profit Margins 0.10108
Quick Ratio 2.257
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.8125
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.0
Regular Market Change Percent -1.92493
Regular Market Day High 155.98
Regular Market Day Low 152.5
Regular Market Day Range 152.5 - 155.98
Regular Market Open 156.26
Regular Market Previous Close 155.85
Regular Market Price 152.85
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 869,878
Return On Assets 0.05534
Return On Equity 0.28289
Revenue Growth 0.18
Revenue Per Share 38.35
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 91,621,980
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0301
Shares Short 2,760,157
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,997,312
Short Name BWX Technologies, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.038
Short Ratio 3.07
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol BWXT
Target High Price 290.0
Target Low Price 190.0
Target Mean Price 234.44786
Target Median Price 232.5
Total Cash 608,203,008
Total Cash Per Share 6.638
Total Debt 2,019,896,960
Total Revenue 3,513,969,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0066730827
Trailing Eps 3.79
Trailing P E 40.32982
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 193.6857
Two Hundred Day Average Change -40.835693
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.21083485
Type Disp Equity
Volume 869,878
Website https://www.bwxt.com
Zip 24,504