Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for Flowserve Q1 Earnings

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Flowserve in a report released on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $0.84 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Flowserve’s current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.34 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.51 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.16 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Flowserve in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Flowserve from $87.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Citigroup raised their price target on Flowserve from $85.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and set a $73.00 price objective (up from $60.00) on shares of Flowserve in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Flowserve from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $88.80.

Flowserve Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE FLS opened at $88.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.03. Flowserve has a one year low of $37.34 and a one year high of $92.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.23 billion, a PE ratio of 33.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.26.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.26 billion. Flowserve had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 21.19%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.70 earnings per share. Flowserve has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.200 EPS.

Flowserve Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 27th. This is an increase from Flowserve’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Flowserve’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 48.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 471,893 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $23,047,000 after purchasing an additional 153,553 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Flowserve in the 2nd quarter valued at about $313,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Flowserve by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 231,833 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,136,000 after buying an additional 5,593 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Flowserve by 149.8% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 697 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 418 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Systems of Alabama increased its stake in Flowserve by 50.5% during the 2nd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 240,681 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,600,000 after buying an additional 80,780 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.93% of the company’s stock.

Flowserve Company Profile

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) is a leading provider of fluid motion and control products and services. The company designs, manufactures and services engineered and industrial pumps, mechanical seals, valves and related flow management equipment. Flowserve’s offerings are utilized across a broad spectrum of end markets, including oil and gas, power generation, chemical processing, water management, pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing, as well as mining and general industrial applications.

Flowserve’s product portfolio encompasses a wide range of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, high-performance control valves, butterfly and ball valves, as well as mechanical seals and seal support systems.