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Mueller Water Products (MWA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$22.06
+0.47 (+2.18%)
(As of 10/4/2024 ET)

About Mueller Water Products Stock (NYSE:MWA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$21.85
$22.28
50-Day Range
$18.96
$22.06
52-Week Range
$12.13
$22.28
Volume
2.97 million shs
Average Volume
1.24 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.44 billion
P/E Ratio
34.47
Dividend Yield
1.13%
Price Target
$21.60
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Mueller Water Products, Inc. manufactures and markets products and services for the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water used by municipalities, and the residential and non-residential construction industries in the United States, Israel, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. The Water Flow Solutions segment provides valves for water systems, such as iron gate, butterfly, tapping, check, knife, plug, and ball valves, which are used to control distribution and transmission of potable water and non-potable water, as well as in water transmission or distribution, water treatment facilities, or industrial applications. It also offers service brass products. The Water Management Solutions segment offers dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants for water infrastructure development; fire protection systems, and water infrastructure repair and replacement projects; pipe repair products, such as couplings, grips, and clamps used to repair leaks; residential, fire line, and commercial water metering products, systems, and services; water leak detection and pipe condition assessment products and services; machines and tools for tapping, drilling, extracting, installing, and stopping-off; gas valve products for use in gas distribution systems; and intelligent water solutions, including pressure control valves, advanced pressure management, network analytics, event management, and date logging. It sells its products under the Canada Valve, Centurion, Ez-Max, Hydro Gate, Hydro-Guard, HYMAX, HYMAX VERSA, Jones, Krausz, Milliken, Mueller, Pratt, Pratt Industrial, Repamax, Repaflex, Singer, Echologics, Echoshore, ePulse, Hersey, LeakFinderRT, LeakFinderST, LeakListener, LeakTuner, Mi.Echo, Mi.Net, Mueller Systems, Sentryx, and U.S. Pipe Valve and Hydrant brands. Mueller Water Products, Inc. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mueller Water Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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MWA MarketRank™: 

Mueller Water Products scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 174 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Mueller Water Products has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Mueller Water Products has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Mueller Water Products' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Mueller Water Products are expected to grow by 13.98% in the coming year, from $0.93 to $1.06 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Mueller Water Products is 34.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Mueller Water Products is 34.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 20.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Mueller Water Products has a PEG Ratio of 1.52. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Mueller Water Products has a P/B Ratio of 4.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Mueller Water Products' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.17% of the float of Mueller Water Products has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Mueller Water Products has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Mueller Water Products has recently increased by 22.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Mueller Water Products pays a meaningful dividend of 1.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Mueller Water Products does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Mueller Water Products is 39.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Mueller Water Products will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.58% next year. This indicates that Mueller Water Products will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Mueller Water Products' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.17% of the float of Mueller Water Products has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Mueller Water Products has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Mueller Water Products has recently increased by 22.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Mueller Water Products has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Mueller Water Products this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    14 people have searched for MWA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Mueller Water Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Mueller Water Products insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,141,842.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% of the stock of Mueller Water Products is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.68% of the stock of Mueller Water Products is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Mueller Water Products' insider trading history.
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MWA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Mueller Water Products' stock was trading at $14.40 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MWA stock has increased by 53.2% and is now trading at $22.06.
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Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) announced its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.10. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Mueller Water Products' top institutional shareholders include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.02%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.02%) and Central Pacific Bank Trust Division (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include J Scott Hall, Michael T Tokarz, Lydia W Thomas, Thomas J Hansen, Arsdell Stephen C Van, Shirley C Franklin, Steven S Heinrichs, Todd P Helms, Christine Ortiz, Kenji Takeuchi, Paul Mcandrew, Suzanne G Smith and Brian C Healy.
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Shares of MWA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mueller Water Products investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Ford Motor (F) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2024
Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend
8/09/2024
Dividend Payable
8/20/2024
Today
10/05/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/11/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
CUSIP
62475810
Employees
3,200
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$21.60
High Stock Price Target
$24.00
Low Stock Price Target
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-2.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.17
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$85.50 million
Pretax Margin
12.60%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.27 billion
Cash Flow
$1.07 per share
Book Value
$4.55 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
153,533,000
Market Cap
$3.44 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.34
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This page (NYSE:MWA) was last updated on 10/6/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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