BWX Technologies stock had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 74 to 82 Monday.
IBD's proprietary rating identifies price action with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The rating shows how a stock's price behavior over the trailing 52 weeks compares to all the other stocks in our database.
History reveals that the best-performing stocks tend to have an RS Rating of above 80 in the early stages of their moves.
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The nuclear engineering specialist saw both earnings and sales growth rise last quarter. Earnings-per-share increased from 9% to 26%. Revenue rose from 6% to 11%.
BWX Technologies stock earns the No. 6 rank among its peers in the Electrical Power/Equipment industry group. Powell Industries, Vertiv Holdings and American Superconductor are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.