Analysts Issue Forecasts for FELE Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson expects Franklin Electric to report $1.21 per share in Q3 2025 earnings, while the full-year consensus estimate stands at $4.19 per share.
• Franklin Electric's recent financial results exceeded expectations, with Q2 earnings of $1.31 per share against a consensus estimate of $1.28 and revenue of $587.43 million.
• The company's Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program for up to 1.2 million shares, indicating confidence in the stock's valuation.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Franklin Electric in a research note issued on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.21 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Franklin Electric's current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share.

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

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird set a $107.00 target price on Franklin Electric and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Franklin Electric from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday.

Franklin Electric Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FELE traded up $0.77 during trading on Friday, hitting $94.53. 112,031 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 269,863. The company has a market cap of $4.31 billion, a PE ratio of 24.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $89.47 and a 200 day moving average of $92.95. 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 current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FELE. Mariner LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Franklin Electric by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 6,471 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $631,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Humankind Investments LLC raised its holdings in Franklin Electric by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Humankind Investments LLC now owns 3,918 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $368,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Franklin Electric by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 31,879 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,107,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Brucke Financial Inc. grew its position in Franklin Electric by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 3,202 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in Franklin Electric by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 10,256 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $920,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.98% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Franklin Electric

In other news, Director David M. Wathen sold 25,402 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.22, for a total value of $2,164,758.44. Following the transaction, the director owned 49,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,175,780. This represents a 34.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director David M. Wathen sold 24,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.10, for a total transaction of $2,066,400.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 99,402 shares of company stock worth $8,529,908. Insiders own 2.72% of the company's stock.

Franklin Electric announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Friday, June 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase 1,200,000 shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Franklin Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 7th will be issued a $0.265 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 7th. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Franklin Electric's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.