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

Company Overview

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) manufactures products and provides services used in the treatment, transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. Its customers include municipalities, water utilities, distributors, contractors, and industrial organizations.

The company’s product portfolio includes water valves, fire hydrants, pipe fittings, repair and connection products, and related infrastructure equipment. Through its Echologics business, Mueller also provides acoustic leak-detection technologies and other solutions designed to help utilities monitor and manage water distribution systems.

Mueller Water Products traces its history to Mueller Co., which was founded in 1857. The company primarily serves the North American water infrastructure market, with products and services also marketed internationally. Its operations support the maintenance, replacement, and modernization of aging water distribution networks.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.01 to $24.73
• 50-Day Range: $21.25 to $24.52
• 52-Week Range: $20.90 to $31.00
• Volume: 1.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.07
• Dividend Yield: 1.16%
• Price Target: $26.80
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mueller Water Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mueller Water Products scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 250th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mueller Water Products has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mueller Water Products has a consensus price target of $26.80, representing about 11.4% upside from its current price of $24.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mueller Water Products has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mueller Water Products are expected to decrease by -5.66% in the coming year, from $1.59 to $1.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mueller Water Products is 17.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mueller Water Products is 17.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mueller Water Products has a PEG Ratio of 0.99. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mueller Water Products has a P/B Ratio of 3.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.89% 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 4.09.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mueller Water Products has recently decreased by 1.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Mueller Water Products pays a meaningful dividend of 1.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mueller Water Products has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mueller Water Products is 19.86%. 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 18.67% next year. This indicates that Mueller Water Products will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Mueller Water Products has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Mueller Water Products this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Mueller Water Products to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mueller Water Products insiders have sold 4,446.53% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $29,928.00 in company stock and sold $1,360,685.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.10% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Record date for 11/19 Dividend: 11/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/19 Dividend: 11/09/2026
• Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference: 11/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MWA
• CIK: 1350593
• Web: www.muellerwaterproducts.com
• Phone: (770) 206-4200
• Fax: 770-206-4235
• Employees: 3,500
• Year Founded: 1857

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mueller Water Products: $26.80
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.04
• P/E Growth: 0.99
• Net Income: $191.70 million
• Net Margins: 15.04%
• Pretax Margin: 19.45%
• Return on Equity: 22.58%
• Return on Assets: 12.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 4.45
• Quick Ratio: 3.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.55
• Cash Flow: $1.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.68
• Book Value: $7.38 per share
• Price / Book: 3.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 156,130,000
• Free Float: 154,409,000
• Market Cap: $3.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99