After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed BWXT-led Team Awarded $45 Billion Environmental Management Contract for DOE’s Hanford Site.
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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Aerospace & Defense industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of BWX Technologies Inc is $9.57B. A total of 0.71 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 552.95K shares.
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, BWXT has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 7 BUYs and 4 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 19,213 shares during that period but sold 4,935.
In the most recent transaction, NARDELLI ROBERT L bought 2,000 shares of BWXT for 71.23 per share on Aug 18. After the transaction, the Director now owns 2,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 14, Burbach Gerhard F sold 1,000 shares at 74.07 per share. BWXT shares that Director owns now total 1,391.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. BWX Technologies Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.18. BWXT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/8/2024 when it declared a $0.24 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/28/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/12/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/20/2023. The BWXT stock dividend was $0.23 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BWXT has a high of $105.11 and a low of $60.17.
As of this writing, BWXT has an earnings estimate of $0.68 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.73 per share and a lower estimate of $0.64. The company reported an EPS of $0.67 in the last quarter, which was 6.30% higher than expectations of $0.63.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BWXT is Buy with a score of 4.67.
