Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Forecast for MWA Earnings

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Mueller Water Products in a report released on Friday, May 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Mueller Water Products' current full-year earnings is $1.24 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mueller Water Products' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on MWA. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Mueller Water Products from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com lowered Mueller Water Products from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Mueller Water Products from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mueller Water Products has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $26.25.

Mueller Water Products Stock Performance

Shares of MWA traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $25.31. 164,125 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,567,880. Mueller Water Products has a twelve month low of $17.09 and a twelve month high of $28.58. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market cap of $3.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.44, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.24. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $25.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.72.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $364.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $352.30 million. Mueller Water Products had a net margin of 10.05% and a return on equity of 21.18%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.30 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mueller Water Products

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Mueller Water Products by 361.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 266,155 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $5,775,000 after buying an additional 208,502 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its stake in shares of Mueller Water Products by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 697,618 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $15,696,000 after acquiring an additional 50,119 shares during the period. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Mueller Water Products by 57.9% in the fourth quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. now owns 31,931 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $718,000 after acquiring an additional 11,711 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp lifted its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 199,716 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $4,494,000 after buying an additional 22,045 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in shares of Mueller Water Products in the fourth quarter worth about $1,573,000. 91.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Mueller Water Products news, Director Brian Slobodow sold 11,132 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.73, for a total value of $275,294.36. Following the transaction, the director now owns 7,376 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $182,408.48. The trade was a 60.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Lydia W. Thomas sold 17,092 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.77, for a total value of $457,552.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 126,689 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,391,464.53. This represents a 11.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 35,600 shares of company stock worth $914,076. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Mueller Water Products Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.067 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $0.27 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.06%. Mueller Water Products's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.57%.

About Mueller Water Products

Mueller Water Products, Inc manufactures and markets products and services for the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water used by municipalities, and the residential and non-residential construction industries in the United States, Israel, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions.