Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of Flowserve Q1 Earnings

Flowserve Co. (NYSE:FLS - Free Report) - Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Flowserve in a research note issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Flowserve's current full-year earnings is $3.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.11 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS.

FLS has been the subject of several other research reports. Mizuho boosted their target price on Flowserve from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Flowserve from $69.00 to $68.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Flowserve from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, December 27th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Flowserve from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Flowserve from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $55.00 to $69.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $68.60.

Flowserve Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FLS traded down $1.53 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $57.47. 1,822,796 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,332,612. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $60.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $55.69. The company has a market cap of $7.55 billion, a PE ratio of 26.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.42. Flowserve has a 1-year low of $41.60 and a 1-year high of $65.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.99.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.07). Flowserve had a return on equity of 17.11% and a net margin of 6.20%. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.21 billion.

Flowserve Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. Flowserve's payout ratio is 39.25%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Flowserve

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 1,577.1% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,392 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 1,309 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Flowserve in the 4th quarter worth approximately $208,000. PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Flowserve in the 4th quarter valued at $207,000. Delta Investment Management LLC raised its position in Flowserve by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 7,420 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in Flowserve by 62.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 599,483 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $34,482,000 after purchasing an additional 231,397 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.93% of the company's stock.

Flowserve Company Profile

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.