Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) Stock Has Average Price Target of $86.60 According to Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts rate Flowserve “Moderate Buy”: seven of 11 analysts recommend buying the stock, while four advise holding it. The average 12-month price target is $86.60, above the reported share price of $74.13.
• Flowserve exceeded quarterly expectations with $0.95 EPS versus the $0.86 consensus and revenue of $1.17 billion, although revenue declined 1.6% year over year. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance is $4.05–$4.20.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.93% of the company, while Flowserve announced a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, equivalent to a 1.2% annualized yield.

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $86.60.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on FLS shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Flowserve from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. TD Cowen cut shares of Flowserve from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $85.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Flowserve from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $93.00 price objective on shares of Flowserve in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $82.00 price objective on shares of Flowserve in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Flowserve

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Flowserve in the second quarter worth about $1,960,000. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in Flowserve by 419.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 70,693 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $5,243,000 after purchasing an additional 57,085 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in Flowserve during the 2nd quarter valued at about $482,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Flowserve by 92.3% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 12,200 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $905,000 after purchasing an additional 5,855 shares during the period. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in Flowserve by 19.6% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,222 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.93% of the company's stock.

Flowserve Price Performance

Shares of FLS stock opened at $74.13 on Tuesday. Flowserve has a 52 week low of $48.71 and a 52 week high of $92.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.42 billion, a PE ratio of 26.01, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.15. The stock's fifty day moving average is $76.50 and its 200-day moving average is $75.49.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.09. Flowserve had a net margin of 8.01% and a return on equity of 21.42%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.16 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. Flowserve has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.050-4.200 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Flowserve will post 4.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Flowserve Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 25th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 25th. Flowserve's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.88%.

About Flowserve

Flowserve Corp. is an industrial manufacturer that designs, manufactures and services flow-control equipment used to move, control and protect fluids in industrial processes. Its product portfolio includes engineered and industrial pumps, valves, mechanical seals, aftermarket parts and related services.

The company serves customers across energy, chemical processing, water, mining, pharmaceutical, power generation and other general industrial markets. Its equipment is used in applications such as oil and gas production, refining, pipeline transportation, power generation and industrial water treatment.

Flowserve traces its corporate heritage to businesses established in the late 18th century and was formed in its current structure through the combination of established pump and flow-control companies.

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