Flowserve Co. (NYSE:FLS – Free Report) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Flowserve in a report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Flowserve’s current full-year earnings is $2.70 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.
Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Flowserve from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Flowserve from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 27th. Citigroup reduced their target price on Flowserve from $73.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Flowserve from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $55.00 to $69.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Flowserve from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $57.00 to $69.00 in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.50.
Flowserve Trading Down 0.8 %
Shares of NYSE FLS opened at $62.25 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $60.72 and a 200 day moving average of $55.46. Flowserve has a 1 year low of $41.60 and a 1 year high of $65.08. The stock has a market cap of $8.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.42.
Flowserve Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th were paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%. Flowserve’s payout ratio is 41.58%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Flowserve
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in Flowserve by 68.7% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 7,629 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $394,000 after acquiring an additional 3,107 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 6,879 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $356,000 after purchasing an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its position in shares of Flowserve by 2.3% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 29,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,512,000 after purchasing an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Flowserve in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of Flowserve by 4.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 321,277 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $16,607,000 after buying an additional 13,258 shares in the last quarter. 93.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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.
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