Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for Flowserve Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q1 2026 EPS estimate for Flowserve to $0.79 per share, a slight increase from the previous estimate of $0.78.
• Flowserve's last quarterly earnings report showed $0.91 earnings per share, exceeding analysts' expectations by $0.13.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share, translating to an annualized dividend of $0.84 and a yield of 1.7%.

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Flowserve in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.79 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.78. 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 $1.09 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.64 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.04 EPS.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.91 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion. Flowserve had a net margin of 6.28% and a return on equity of 18.25%.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Flowserve in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Flowserve from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Flowserve from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Flowserve from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Flowserve from $64.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $65.78.

Flowserve Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of Flowserve stock opened at $50.22 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.61. The company has a market cap of $6.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.27. Flowserve has a fifty-two week low of $37.34 and a fifty-two week high of $65.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.10.

Flowserve Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 10th. Investors of record on Friday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Flowserve's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Flowserve

In related news, insider Kirk Wilson sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.22, for a total transaction of $532,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 37,196 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,979,571.12. This trade represents a 21.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.72% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Flowserve

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FLS. TD Private Client Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Flowserve in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Flowserve during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in Flowserve during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in Flowserve by 1,289.6% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 667 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 619 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Flowserve by 149.8% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 697 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.

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