Energy Recovery (ERII) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Energy Recovery, Inc. develops and manufactures energy-recovery and fluid-management technologies for industrial applications. The company is best known for its PX Pressure Exchanger, which transfers hydraulic energy from high-pressure reject streams to incoming feedwater, helping reduce the energy requirements of seawater and brackish-water desalination systems.

Its products and related technologies are used in municipal and industrial water treatment, desalination, oil and gas, chemical processing, and other applications involving high-pressure fluids. Energy Recovery has also developed specialized pumps, turbochargers, and fluid-handling systems designed to improve efficiency, reliability, and operating costs in demanding industrial processes.

Founded in 1992, the company serves customers internationally through direct sales, project relationships, and industry partners. Its technologies are used in water-treatment and industrial facilities across global markets, including North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other regions with significant desalination or high-pressure fluid-processing needs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.90 to $7.12
• 50-Day Range: $7.06 to $9.12
• 52-Week Range: $6.89 to $18.32
• Volume: 1.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 975,061 shs
• Market Capitalization: $363.87 million
• P/E Ratio: 25.21
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $11.67
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Energy Recovery Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Energy Recovery scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 229th out of 664 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Energy Recovery has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $13.50, representing about 91.2% upside from its current price of $7.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Energy Recovery has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Energy Recovery are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.17) to $0.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Energy Recovery is 25.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.24.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Energy Recovery is 25.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.90.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Energy Recovery has a P/B Ratio of 1.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.70% of the float of Energy Recovery has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Energy Recovery has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.33, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Energy Recovery has recently decreased by 2.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Energy Recovery does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Energy Recovery does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Energy Recovery has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Energy Recovery this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ERII on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Energy Recovery to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $35,634.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0098% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Energy Recovery insiders have bought 55.99% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $99,278.00 in company stock and sold $63,644.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.50% of the stock of Energy Recovery is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.58% of the stock of Energy Recovery is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ERII
• CIK: 1421517
• Web: www.energyrecovery.com
• Phone: (510) 483-7370
• Fax: 510-483-7371
• Employees: 230
• Year Founded: 1992

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Energy Recovery: $11.67
• High Price Target: $14.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +65.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.96 million
• Net Margins: 12.72%
• Pretax Margin: 14.58%
• Return on Equity: 8.25%
• Return on Assets: 7.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.05
• Quick Ratio: 5.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $134.99 million
• Price / Sales: 2.70
• Cash Flow: $0.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.23
• Book Value: $3.89 per share
• Price / Book: 1.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,540,000
• Free Float: 50,256,000
• Market Cap: $363.87 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90