Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. BWX Technologies Inc shares valued at $106,959 were sold by Melvin Leland D on Aug 11 ’25. At $178.26 per share, Melvin Leland D sold 600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,579 shares worth approximately $0.99 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Whitford Ronald Owen Jr sold 2,092 shares, netting a total of over 371,192 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $177.43 each, the insider now holds 10,149 shares.
Before that, Whitford Ronald Owen Jr had added 2,092 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $371,192, the Officer bought BWX Technologies Inc shares for $177.43 each.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on July 08, 2025, BWX Technologies Inc [BWXT] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $150. Analysts at William Blair started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of April 01, 2025, Seaport Research Partners has initiated its “Buy” rating for BWXT. Earlier on November 12, 2024, Alembic Global Advisors upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for BWXT stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing BWXT Stock Performance
On last trading session, BWX Technologies Inc [NYSE: BWXT] plunged -1.53% to $176.76. The stock’s lowest price that day was $174.31, but it reached a high of $184.9899 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.66%. Over the course of the year, BWX Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 80.66%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $189.25 on 08/05/25 and a 52-week low of $84.21 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for BWX Technologies Inc (BWXT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 172.36, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 167.97. In the upper region, resistance lies at 183.07. The next price resistance is at 189.39. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.67 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is BWX Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of BWX Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 3.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 2.94 million shares. A jump of 3.8% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.92.
Which companies own the most shares of BWX Technologies Inc (BWXT)?
In terms of BWX Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 145 in the next 12 months, down nearly -19.22% from the previous closing price of $179.51. Analysts anticipate BWX Technologies Inc stock to reach 145 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 145. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked BWX Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 24, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $90.
