Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) is a water management and plumbing products company serving commercial, institutional, industrial and residential markets. Its products are designed to support the collection, control, conservation, treatment and delivery of water in buildings and other infrastructure.

The company offers plumbing and drainage products, including drains, fixtures, faucets, flush valves, backflow prevention devices, water control systems and related accessories. Through the Elkay portfolio, it also provides commercial and residential sinks, water coolers, bottle-filling stations, drinking fountains, filtration systems and other water-delivery and water-quality solutions.

Zurn Elkay was formed through the combination of Zurn Water Solutions and Elkay Manufacturing, a transaction completed in 2022. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and serves customers primarily across North America, with products and operations supporting a broader international customer base. Todd A. Adams serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.40 to $48.56
• 50-Day Range: $45.44 to $53.09
• 52-Week Range: $43.06 to $55.00
• Volume: 822,662 shs
• Average Volume: 864,095 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.41
• Dividend Yield: 0.92%
• Price Target: $57.44
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 653 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: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a consensus price target of $57.44, representing about 20.6% upside from its current price of $47.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor are expected to grow by 9.89% in the coming year, from $1.82 to $2.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is 29.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is 29.41, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.65.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a PEG Ratio of 1.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a P/B Ratio of 4.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.02% of the float of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.98.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has recently increased by 6.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a dividend yield of 0.92%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is 27.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.00% next year. This indicates that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ZWS on MarketBeat 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 $99,994.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0013% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $99,994.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.40% of the stock of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.33% of the stock of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Building Products
• Sub-Industry: Building Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ZWS
• CIK: 1439288
• Web: www.zurnelkay.com
• Phone: (414) 643-3000
• Fax: 414-643-3078
• Employees: 2,600
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor: $57.44
• High Price Target: $62.00
• Low Price Target: $49.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.18
• P/E Growth: 1.75
• Net Income: $198 million
• Net Margins: 15.45%
• Pretax Margin: 20.11%
• Return on Equity: 18.01%
• Return on Assets: 10.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 3.05
• Quick Ratio: 2.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.66
• Cash Flow: $2.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.83
• Book Value: $9.58 per share
• Price / Book: 4.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 165,860,000
• Free Float: 161,883,000
• Market Cap: $7.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07