Flowserve (FLS) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Flowserve (NYSE: FLS) in the last few weeks:

• 3/2/2026 – Flowserve was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 2/21/2026 – Flowserve was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 2/19/2026 – Flowserve had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 2/18/2026 – Flowserve was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 2/9/2026 – Flowserve had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $88.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Flowserve had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $83.00 to $96.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Flowserve was given a new $98.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 2/9/2026 – Flowserve had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $85.00 to $98.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Flowserve had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $87.00 to $97.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Flowserve had its price target raised by Mizuho from $74.00 to $91.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2026 – Flowserve had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $84.00 to $87.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Flowserve had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/15/2026 – Flowserve had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $83.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Flowserve had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $82.00 to $85.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Flowserve had its price target raised by Mizuho from $60.00 to $74.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Flowserve Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 27th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Flowserve’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Flowserve’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.06%.

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.