BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Stock Holdings Lifted by Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its position in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 487,630 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,540 shares during the quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in BWX Technologies were worth $54,318,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in BWXT. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in BWX Technologies by 3.4% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,667 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $290,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in BWX Technologies by 45.0% in the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 290 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC grew its position in BWX Technologies by 76.2% in the third quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 229 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 779 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fulcrum Equity Management raised its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 3,337 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. 94.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BWX Technologies Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of BWX Technologies stock opened at $114.62 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $10.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.95, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.73. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $83.26 and a 1 year high of $136.31. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $117.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $113.28. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BWXT. StockNews.com cut shares of BWX Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Maxim Group increased their price objective on BWX Technologies from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on BWX Technologies from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. 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 research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $129.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.50.

BWX Technologies Company 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.