Q1 Earnings Forecast for MWA Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Mueller Water Products in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Mueller Water Products’ current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mueller Water Products’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22. The company had revenue of $348.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $324.80 million. Mueller Water Products had a return on equity of 19.71% and a net margin of 8.82%. The firm’s revenue was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.19 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on MWA. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $27.00 price target (up from $26.00) on shares of Mueller Water Products in a report on Friday, November 8th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Mueller Water Products from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. TD Cowen cut shares of Mueller Water Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their target price for the company from $19.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Mueller Water Products from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $22.20.

Mueller Water Products Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of Mueller Water Products stock opened at $25.01 on Tuesday. Mueller Water Products has a fifty-two week low of $13.08 and a fifty-two week high of $26.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 3.70. The company has a market capitalization of $3.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a fifty day moving average of $21.91 and a 200 day moving average of $20.00.

Institutional Trading of Mueller Water Products

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,231,209 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $245,070,000 after buying an additional 227,843 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its holdings in Mueller Water Products by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 3,143,039 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $50,571,000 after acquiring an additional 15,346 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Mueller Water Products by 399.0% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,962,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $53,093,000 after acquiring an additional 2,369,055 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Mueller Water Products by 24.6% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,999,869 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,838,000 after acquiring an additional 395,123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Mueller Water Products by 2.0% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,944,715 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $42,200,000 after purchasing an additional 37,729 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.68% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Mueller Water Products

In related news, Director Thomas J. Hansen sold 10,791 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.55, for a total value of $221,755.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 102,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,112,375.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Mueller Water Products Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a $0.067 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. This is an increase from Mueller Water Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.07%. Mueller Water Products’s payout ratio is 36.99%.

Mueller Water Products Company Profile

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.