DA Davidson Comments on Fluor's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FLR)

Fluor Co. (NYSE:FLR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Fluor in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $55.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fluor's current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Fluor's FY2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

Fluor (NYSE:FLR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The construction company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.30). The company had revenue of $4.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.42 billion. Fluor had a net margin of 13.14% and a return on equity of 15.14%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Fluor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Fluor from $60.00 to $59.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Fluor from $65.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Fluor from $58.00 to $46.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Fluor from $59.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fluor has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $55.43.

Fluor Stock Performance

Shares of FLR stock traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $37.50. The stock had a trading volume of 1,415,712 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,196,813. The firm has a market cap of $6.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.08, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.89. Fluor has a 1-year low of $35.21 and a 1-year high of $60.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The business's fifty day moving average is $48.66 and its 200-day moving average is $50.06.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Thomas P. D'agostino sold 7,681 shares of Fluor stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.39, for a total value of $433,131.59. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 137,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,780,353.86. The trade was a 5.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Fluor

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Fluor by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,698,120 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $872,871,000 after buying an additional 168,822 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Fluor by 1.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,001,622 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $190,953,000 after acquiring an additional 51,018 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Fluor by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,093,998 shares of the construction company's stock worth $152,596,000 after purchasing an additional 107,327 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Fluor by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,515,911 shares of the construction company's stock worth $124,087,000 after buying an additional 25,528 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Fluor by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,391,954 shares of the construction company's stock worth $117,971,000 after purchasing an additional 273,156 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.07% of the company's stock.

About Fluor

Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC); fabrication and modularization; operation and maintenance; asset integrity; and project management services worldwide. The company operates through Energy Solutions, Urban Solutions, Mission Solutions, and Other segments. The Energy Solutions segment provides solutions to the energy transition markets, including asset decarbonization, carbon capture, renewable fuels, waste-to-energy, green chemicals, hydrogen, nuclear power, and other low-carbon energy sources.