BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Industrials · Nuclear power equipment and services · NYSE
BWX Technologies is a leading nuclear technology provider that engineers and manufactures critical components and fuel for US Navy submarines and national security programs.
What BWX Technologies does
BWX Technologies is a defense-focused industrial company that specializes in nuclear component manufacturing and nuclear fuel services. The company provides high-tech nuclear products and services to government and commercial customers, including designing and manufacturing nuclear reactors and specialized components for the US Department of Defense.
Themes: nuclear energy, defense and national security, naval defense infrastructure, nuclear propulsion
Fundamentals
- Price$149.52 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$13.7B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return-8.3% 2025-08-22 close $163.09 → 2026-08-24 close $149.52
- P/E38.71 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+10.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+22.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+27.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.51 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+22.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+12.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.26 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.2%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How BWXT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 350 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
BWXT is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
46.2 #1040 of 1,605 scored · #165 of 274 in Industrials
Capital return 80th (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and growth 75th (revenue growth year over year 22.7%, 3-year revenue CAGR 12.7%); weakest is long-term trend (14th, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control).
Short-term score
33.0 #1508 of 1,698 scored · #244 of 281 in Industrials
Volume and participation 66th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 43rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 13, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; weakest is trend 0th: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control. Its trend score is set to zero: its 50-day average is below its 200-day and the price is below both.
Scores as of 24 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 3.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, BWXT's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 28%, free-cash-flow payout 31%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout28% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout31% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How BWX Technologies looks technically
BWX Technologies (BWXT) is trading 23.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 28 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with sellers in control. Momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 29, in oversold territory (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It just made a new 20-day low, breaking below its recent trading range. It is trading right at its lowest price of the past year (its 52-week low).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 23.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -23.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $179.62 | $179.62 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $194.64 | $194.64 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 174.6. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 28 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 28 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with sellers in control | 33.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is beaten down — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 29, in oversold territory (below 30) | 29.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($149.16 to $174.60) — its "stochastic" reading is 1 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 1.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $241.82 | $241.82 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 38.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -38.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is trading right at its lowest price of the past year (its 52-week low) | +0.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 38.2% below its highest point of the past year | 38.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day low, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $241.82 (set on 2026-04-16) | $241.82 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($149.52 to $238.42), and it has recovered essentially none of its fall from last year’s high — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $204.46 to $207.31. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 38.2% below its all-time high | -38.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 3.4% above a support level at $144.38 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-06-16, most recently on 2025-08-01. Since 2024-08-26 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 8 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -3.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.91 (set on 2011-09-22) | $12.91 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1058.1% above its all-time low | +1,058% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 55th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.42 between its high and its low — about 4.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $6.42 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $153.45 and $179.42 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $153.45 – $166.44 – $179.42 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 7.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (23.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 7.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.88× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading | -0.3% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-24 0.8% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -0.8% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% below the previous close 40 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 204.77 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 8 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 8 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 17.6 percentage points (the stock lost 14.3% while the market gained 3.3%) | -17.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 28.7 percentage points (the stock lost 26.3% while the market gained 2.4%) | -28.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 37.9 percentage points (the stock lost 26.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -37.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 26.6 percentage points (the stock lost 8.3% while the market gained 18.3%) | -26.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: its RSI momentum gauge is oversold (a beaten-down reading), near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 7 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 7 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 20% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-17 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.0% of the share price. | -19.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 25% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $198.51 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -24.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 10% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-03 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $165.98 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 16 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -9.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
BWXT last closed at $149.52 on 2026-08-24. Since 2024-08-26 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 8 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $144.38 | Support | 3.4% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-06-16 to 2025-08-01 |
| $157.26 | Resistance | 5.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-02 to 2026-07-29 |
| $163.38 | Resistance | 9.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-08-20 to 2026-08-07 |
| $135.44 | Support | 9.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-14 to 2025-07-22 |
| $167.35 | Resistance | 11.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-17 to 2026-07-17 |
| $128.75 | Support | 13.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-21 to 2025-01-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $174.60.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-24.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-24.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Oversold (14-day RSI below 30) · Near the 52-week low · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-24. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.81 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 14 analysts
- Mean price target$234.45 range $190.00 – $290.00; median $232.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for BWXT
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.20 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Heavy dependence on US government contracts and federal budget appropriations.","Strict regulatory and safety compliance requirements related to nuclear materials and operations.","Complex supply chain and operational risks associated with nuclear component manufacturing."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of BWXT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-04 against the prior one filed 2025-11-03.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing added introductory sentence referencing '2025 10-K' instead of '2024 10-K' (updated annual report year)
- Newer filing added extended description of Company's business scope: 'We are a leading supplier of nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. Government; provide technical, management and site services...; supply critical medical radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals; and develop nuclear technologies...'
- Newer filing added language about risk factors: 'the risk of government shutdowns, including the risk of program cancellations, schedule delays, production halts and other disruptions and nonpayment'
- Newer filing added description of Government Operations as 'largely a function of national security spending' and added paragraph: 'We believe many of our programs are well-aligned with national defense and other strategic priorities. However, it is possible that reductions in federal government spending could have an adverse impact...'
- Newer filing added language about strategic investments: 'through strategic investments and acquisitions to expand and complement'
- Removed:
- Older filing contained specific reference to October 1, 2025 government shutdown: 'On October 1, 2025, the U.S. Government entered a partial shutdown, the duration of which is uncertain. If this shutdown were to continue for an extended period, we could be at risk of program cancellations, schedule delays, production halts and other disruptions and nonpayment...' (removed in newer filing)
- Older filing contained language: 'Additionally, we may experience delays in new awards of our products and services which could also adversely affect our results of operations.' (removed in newer filing)
- Older filing stated revenues function 'largely a function of defense spending' versus newer filing stating 'national security spending'
- Older filing specified 'CANDU nuclear power plants' in Commercial Operations description (removed in newer filing, now says 'nuclear power plants')
- Older filing contained extended description of Commercial Operations that was truncated in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Reference to annual report changed from '2024 10-K' to '2025 10-K' (reflecting different fiscal year)
- Reference changed from 'Item 1A of our 2024 10-K' to 'Item 1A of our 2025 10-K'
- Language shifted from specific government shutdown reference to generalized risk language about 'the risk of government shutdowns' as one of multiple risks
- Government Operations revenue description changed from 'defense spending' to 'national security spending'
- Generalized language from 'growth strategies across our segments to expand' to 'growth strategies across our segments through strategic investments and acquisitions to expand'
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears truncated at the end of the Commercial Operations section; full comparison of that section may not be complete
- The newer filing appears to be describing the same company structure and operations but with updated annual report references and revised risk disclosures
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($3M) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-12. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about BWXT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 8 matched disclosures for BWXT from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
7 institutional 13F filers reported holding BWXT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 7
- Reported shares held 17,887,631
- Reported value $3,657,841,764
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 3 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
BWXT had 2,895,158 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
BWXT had 3.16% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.24 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,895,158
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.16%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,997,312
- Reported change -3.41%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.24
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
- General Dynamics (GD)
- Fluor (FLR)
- Curtiss-Wright (CW)
- Jacobs Solutions (J)
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Frequently asked questions
What does BWX Technologies (BWXT) do?
BWX Technologies is a defense-focused industrial company that specializes in nuclear component manufacturing and nuclear fuel services. The company provides high-tech nuclear products and services to government and commercial customers, including designing and manufacturing nuclear reactors and specialized components for the US Department of Defense.
What sector is BWX Technologies (BWXT) in?
BWX Technologies (BWXT) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Nuclear power equipment and services. It trades on NYSE.
Does BWXT pay a dividend?
Yes — BWX Technologies (BWXT) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.17% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are BWX Technologies's (BWXT) competitors?
Notable peers of BWX Technologies (BWXT) include Huntington Ingalls Industries, General Dynamics, Fluor, Curtiss-Wright and Jacobs Solutions. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in BWXT?
Yes — we hold 8 matched STOCK Act disclosures for BWXT from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is BWX Technologies (BWXT) overbought or oversold right now?
BWX Technologies (BWXT) is currently in oversold territory (its 14-day RSI is 29, below 30) (as of 2026-08-24). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on BWXT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.