BWX Technologies Inc (BWXT) Stock Short-term Performance Analysis

A share price of BWX Technologies Inc [BWXT] is currently trading at $105.62, up 2.70%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BWXT shares have gain 7.39% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.90%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

BWX Technologies Inc [NYSE: BWXT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 24, 2024, when Barclays downgraded its rating to a Underweight and also boosted its price target to $90 from $75. Previously, Janney started tracking the stock with Buy rating on June 27, 2024, and set its price target to $113. On June 26, 2024, BTIG Research initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $110 on the stock. CLSA started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating. Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $95 on March 25, 2024. Alembic Global Advisors downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 03, 2023, and upped its price target to $82. In a note dated September 28, 2023, Deutsche Bank initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $86 on this stock.

BWX Technologies Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $72.14 and $107.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $90.67 within the next 12 months. BWX Technologies Inc [NYSE: BWXT] shares were valued at $105.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.15% based on the average BWXT price forecast.

Analyzing the BWXT fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for BWX Technologies Inc [NYSE:BWXT] were 2.60B which represents 11.27% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.29 and Total Capital is 0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.21.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 102.89 points at the first support level, and at 100.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 107.87, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 110.13.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for BWX Technologies Inc [NYSE:BWXT] is 2.23. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.15, while the Cash Ratio is 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.71, the price to book ratio is 9.67 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.27.