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BWX Technologies, Inc.

$BWXT·$16B·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$152.29-0.4%YTD-1.2%1Y-4.8%
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2026-08-22: 3 posts2026-08-23: 1 posts28+4%
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BWBWXT
$BWXTBWX Technologies, Inc.
$152.29-0.37%28 posts+4%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $BWXT, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Hinges on a big eventAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

BWXT: US Army $2.2B Janus program microreactor win — Wells Fargo upgrade, Q1 revenue +26%, defense-nuclear inflection.

BWX Technologies is a $15.6B nuclear-defense and commercial-nuclear-fuel company. Fresh $2.2B Army Janus microreactor contract is the specific catalyst.

How it reads:

  • Growth is real: Q1 revenue +26.2% YoY to $861M, Q4 was +12.1% — sustained double-digit compounding.
  • Margins are premium defense: 10.4% operating margin, 1.9% FCF yield, 8% ROIC — thin FCF from capex-heavy nuclear infrastructure.
  • Valuation is elevated: 49.5x PE, 5x sales, 34.2x EV/EBITDA — priced on continued nuclear-cycle acceleration.
  • Position is weakening: 5th percentile 52w, 13.2% below 50-day, 21% below 200-day on 88% baseline volume — the tape has broken despite the catalyst stack.
  • The specific catalyst: US Army selected BWXT Advanced Technologies for the $2.2B Janus program at Fort Campbell (BANR high-temp gas-cooled microreactor) Aug 26.
  • Wells Fargo upgraded from Underweight to Equal-Weight (PT $170, cut from $200) — the mixed-signal upgrade.
  • 'Defense-nuclear inflection is here' plus BWXT's National Laboratory role expansion framing.
  • Insider signal is loud one-off: $1.73M S-Sale (Geveden CEO 10K shares) — one CEO officer sale, worth flagging alongside the catalyst.

The Nov 2 print is the test — reiterated FY26 revenue plus specific commentary on Janus program timeline extends the recovery; a delayed Janus contract award plus continued momentum breakdown drops to $130 support.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the bullish anchors (US Army selected BWXT Advanced Technologies for $2.2B Janus program at Fort Campbell BANR high-temp gas-cooled microreactor, Wells Fargo upgraded from Underweight to Equal-Weight with PT $170 cut from $200, nuclear-fuel fabrication basket +3.4% morning trade, 'defense-nuclear inflection is here') map to real signals; the honest add is 21% below 200-day means the tape is punishing the setup even with the specific dated catalyst — plus CEO Geveden's $1.73M sale.

What to watch: Nov 2 earnings — reiterated FY26 revenue plus specific commentary on Janus program timeline extends the recovery; a delayed Janus contract award plus continued momentum breakdown drops to $130 support.

On the calendar: 2026-11-02 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment11 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

Sentiment is bullish, driven by BWXT's selection for the US Army's $2.2B Janus microreactor program at Fort Campbell and a Wells Fargo upgrade from Underweight to Equal Weight. Investors frame it as a dual play — sole supplier of nuclear systems powering Navy carriers and subs, plus scalable commercial nuclear exposure. Several see the 40% drawdown from highs as a "buy when no one is talking" setup ahead of expected 2H26 awards.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures nuclear reactor components for US Navy submarines and carriers and provides DOE nuclear operations support.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Aerospace & Defense sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $BWXT.

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

Defense budget tailwinds — NATO spending commitments and Pentagon procurement acceleration — support backlogs at prime contractors. Commercial space is a separate driver: launch cadence and satellite constellations are pulling RKLB and LUNR on their own momentum, independent of traditional defense spending.

What this means for $BWXT

Partial — upstream oil & gas exposure ties to commodity price cycle; BWX Technologies, Inc.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
+16.3%YTD
+15.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
49.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
10.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
27.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
22.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 3, 2026$1.07$1.04+2.9%
Q1 2026May 4, 2026$1.12$0.92+21.7%
Q4 2025Feb 23, 2026$1.08$0.89+21.2%
Q3 2025Nov 3, 2025$1.00$0.85+17.2%
Next earningsMon, Nov 2·consensus EPS $1.21

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$861.1M+26.2%23.0%10.0%$0.99$50.1M
Q4 FY25$885.8M+18.7%21.0%8.1%$1.02$56.8M
Q3 FY25$866.3M+28.9%21.8%10.6%$0.90$94.9M
Q2 FY25$764.0M+12.1%25.1%13.4%$0.86$126.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 12 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.8B$3.8B – $3.8B$4.71$4.02 – $4.8512
FY27$4.1B$4.0B – $4.2B$5.23$5.10 – $5.4212
FY28$4.4B$4.2B – $5.2B$5.82$5.46 – $6.2910
FY29$4.7B$4.6B – $5.0B$6.28$6.04 – $6.905
FY30$5.1B$4.9B – $5.5B$6.88$6.63 – $7.575

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.5%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-13.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-21.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 90.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.765-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 12Rex D GevedenCEO10.0K sh$1.7MSellMay 12Rex D GevedenCEO10.0K sh$2.0MSellMay 11Fitzgerald Michael ThomasCFO2.4K sh$506K
+ 34 other (25 awards · 6 exempts · 3 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteMay 58-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

BWXT held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-05 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 11 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

+ 12 other (3 10-Qs · 3 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

BWX Technologies to Hold Investor Day on September 29, 2026businesswire.com·10h agoNuclear Energy Scaling Up Through New Federal Projectsetftrends.com·19h ago6,490 Shares in BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT Purchased by Beacon Pointe Advisors LLCdefenseworld.net·23h agoBWX Technologies' Army Reactor Win Could Redraw Its Nuclear Growth Storymarketbeat.com·4d agoU.S. Army Chooses BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR) for Janus Programbusinesswire.com·5d ago

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