What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Flowserve Q1 Earnings?

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have raised their Q1 2026 earnings estimate for Flowserve to $0.76 per share, up from the previous estimate of $0.75.
• Several analysts have adjusted their price targets for Flowserve, with Stifel Nicolaus increasing it to $66.00, while Citigroup raised it to $65.00, both maintaining a "buy" rating.
• Flowserve announced a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.5%, to be paid on October 10th.

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Flowserve in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Flowserve's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Flowserve had a net margin of 6.28% and a return on equity of 18.25%.

FLS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Flowserve from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Flowserve from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Flowserve from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Flowserve from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Flowserve from $64.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Flowserve has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $65.78.

Flowserve Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:FLS traded down $0.75 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $55.76. The company had a trading volume of 657,991 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,026,986. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $54.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.23, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.29. Flowserve has a one year low of $37.34 and a one year high of $65.08.

Flowserve Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Flowserve's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.01%.

Insider Transactions at Flowserve

In other Flowserve news, insider Kirk Wilson sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.22, for a total transaction of $532,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 37,196 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,979,571.12. This trade represents a 21.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.72% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Flowserve

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 58.5% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 8,163 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 3,453 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,376 shares in the last quarter. Monarch Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Monarch Capital Management Inc. now owns 49,936 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,621,000 after purchasing an additional 2,140 shares in the last quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Flowserve during the 2nd quarter valued at about $218,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 28.3% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 22,992 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,204,000 after purchasing an additional 5,074 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.93% of the company's stock.

About Flowserve

Flowserve Corporation designs, manufactures, distributes, and services industrial flow management equipment in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Flowserve Pump Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD) segments. The FPD segment offers custom and pre-configured pumps and pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems, replacement parts, upgrades, and related aftermarket services; and equipment services, including installation and commissioning services, seal systems spare parts, repairs, advanced diagnostics, re-rate and upgrade solutions, retrofit programs, and machining and asset management solutions, as well as manufactures a gas-lubricated mechanical seal for use in high-speed compressors for gas pipelines and in the oil and gas production and process markets.