Seaport Res Ptn Has Bullish Forecast for FELE Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has increased its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for Franklin Electric Co., Inc. to $0.88 per share, slightly up from the previous estimate of $0.87.
• Franklin Electric recently reported a quarterly EPS of $1.31, beating the consensus estimate by $0.03, and had a revenue of $587.43 million for the quarter.
• The company also announced a stock repurchase program allowing for the reacquisition of 1,200,000 shares, indicating management's belief that the stock is undervalued.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Franklin Electric in a report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Franklin Electric's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Franklin Electric's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.84 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on FELE. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Franklin Electric from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Franklin Electric from $94.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th.

Franklin Electric Trading Up 0.0%

NASDAQ FELE traded up $0.04 on Thursday, hitting $93.19. 65,374 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 270,018. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.08. Franklin Electric has a 52-week low of $78.87 and a 52-week high of $111.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $89.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.95.

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $587.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $566.61 million. Franklin Electric had a net margin of 8.71% and a return on equity of 14.05%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Franklin Electric

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FELE. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Franklin Electric by 168.5% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 290 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Franklin Electric during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Franklin Electric during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in shares of Franklin Electric by 27.4% during the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 731 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, USA Financial Formulas lifted its position in shares of Franklin Electric by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 900 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.98% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Franklin Electric

In related news, Director David M. Wathen sold 24,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.10, for a total value of $2,066,400.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director David M. Wathen sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.25, for a total transaction of $2,131,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 24,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,046,000. This represents a 51.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 99,402 shares of company stock valued at $8,529,908. 2.72% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Franklin Electric declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Friday, June 13th that allows the company to buyback 1,200,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Franklin Electric Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 7th will be paid a $0.265 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 7th. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Franklin Electric's dividend payout ratio is 27.39%.

About Franklin Electric

Franklin Electric Co, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. The company operates through Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, drives, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment.