Zacks Research Comments on Flowserve Co.'s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:FLS)

Flowserve Co. (NYSE:FLS - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Flowserve in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.76 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for Flowserve's current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share.

FLS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Flowserve from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. StockNews.com downgraded Flowserve from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Flowserve from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Flowserve from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Mizuho reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $53.00 price target (up previously from $50.00) on shares of Flowserve in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $56.11.

Flowserve Price Performance

Flowserve stock traded up $0.68 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $47.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 440,352 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,040,372. Flowserve has a fifty-two week low of $35.31 and a fifty-two week high of $52.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 2.00. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $47.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.31 billion, a PE ratio of 27.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.42.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.10. Flowserve had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 5.67%. The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.52 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Flowserve Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 11th. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. Flowserve's dividend payout ratio is presently 47.46%.

Institutional Trading of Flowserve

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Flowserve by 185.9% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 569 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Flowserve in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Flowserve in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Flowserve by 166.0% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 987 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 616 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Flowserve by 122.4% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,083 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 596 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.93% of the company's stock.

About Flowserve

Flowserve Corporation designs, manufactures, distributes, and services industrial flow management equipment in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Flowserve Pump Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD) segments. The FPD segment offers custom and pre-configured pumps and pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems, replacement parts, upgrades, and related aftermarket services; and equipment services, including installation and commissioning services, seal systems spare parts, repairs, advanced diagnostics, re-rate and upgrade solutions, retrofit programs, and machining and asset management solutions, as well as manufactures a gas-lubricated mechanical seal for use in high-speed compressors for gas pipelines and in the oil and gas production and process markets.