On Thursday, BWX Technologies (BWXT) hit an important technical milestone, seeing its Relative Strength (RS) Rating jump into the 90-plus percentile with an improvement to 93, up from 90 the day before.
↑ XIBD's unique rating tracks market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The score shows how a stock's price behavior over the last 52 weeks holds up against all the other stocks in our database.
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BWX Technologies is now considered extended and out of buy range after clearing a 106.42 buy point in a second-stage cup with handle. See if the stock forms a new pattern or follow-on buying opportunity like a three-weeks tight or pullback to the 50-day or 10-week moving average.
While EPS growth decreased in the company's most recent quarterly report from 26% to 24%, sales grew 14%, up from 11% in the previous report.
The company earns the No. 6 rank among its peers in the Electrical Power/Equipment industry group. American Superconductor (AMSC), Vertiv Holdings (VRT) and Powell Industries (POWL) are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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