FY2027 EPS Estimates for Flowserve Boosted by Zacks Research

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2027 earnings estimates for Flowserve in a research note issued on Thursday, April 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $4.52 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.51. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Flowserve’s current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve’s Q4 2027 earnings at $1.35 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $1.13 EPS.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.26 billion. Flowserve had a return on equity of 21.19% and a net margin of 7.32%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.70 EPS. Flowserve has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.200 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on FLS. Weiss Ratings downgraded Flowserve from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Flowserve in a report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $88.00 price objective on shares of Flowserve in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective (down from $100.00) on shares of Flowserve in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Flowserve from $87.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.30.

Flowserve Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of FLS opened at $75.33 on Friday. Flowserve has a fifty-two week low of $37.34 and a fifty-two week high of $92.41. The company has a market capitalization of $9.59 billion, a PE ratio of 28.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $80.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.03.

Flowserve Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This is a positive change from Flowserve’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 27th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Flowserve’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.59%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Flowserve

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FLS. BOKF NA purchased a new position in Flowserve in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Flowserve during the fourth quarter worth approximately $36,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in Flowserve during the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Flowserve in the third quarter worth $40,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of Flowserve by 24.4% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 830 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the period. 93.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Flowserve Company Profile

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) is a leading provider of fluid motion and control products and services. The company designs, manufactures and services engineered and industrial pumps, mechanical seals, valves and related flow management equipment. Flowserve’s offerings are utilized across a broad spectrum of end markets, including oil and gas, power generation, chemical processing, water management, pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing, as well as mining and general industrial applications.

Flowserve’s product portfolio encompasses a wide range of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, high-performance control valves, butterfly and ball valves, as well as mechanical seals and seal support systems.