Nuclear energy stocks have been all the rage recently. Demonstrating this is the return of the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF NYSEARCA: NLR. As of the Aug. 12 close, NLR has provided a total return of 65% over the past 52 weeks and 128% over the past three years. Regarding individual nuclear stocks, most of the headlines have revolved around leaders like Constellation Energy NASDAQ: CEG and low-to-no revenue names like NuScale Power NYSE: SMR. However, one stock hasn’t gotten the fanfare it deserves until now. That stock is BWX Technologies NYSE: BWXT, with its 62% return in 2025. The firm’s strong Q2 earnings report helped shares soar over 18% on Aug. 5. However, this wasn’t the only reason for the stock’s huge gain and certainly wasn’t what got the attention of many market observers. Headlines around BWX came courtesy of Sean Duffy, the United States’ Acting NASA Administrator. He wants to put nuclear reactors on the Moon. Below, we’ll discuss the news that helped BWX shares take off and provide an outlook on the stock. On Aug. 4, BWX’s Q2 earnings came in very strong, with the firm significantly beating Wall Street expectations on sales and adjusted earnings per share. The company also increased its full-year 2025 guidance on both figures. Surely, this strong release was a significant reason the company’s stock performed very well the next day. However, Sean Duffy’s comments added to the rally that he wants to…Read more