Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.17 EPS

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.17, FiscalAI reports. Flowserve had a net margin of 9.66% and a return on equity of 19.41%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.26 billion.

Flowserve Stock Down 1.0%

FLS stock traded down $0.77 during trading on Thursday, hitting $78.99. 2,165,198 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,249,834. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $62.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.96, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.29. Flowserve has a 1 year low of $37.34 and a 1 year high of $80.90.

Flowserve Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 26th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 26th. Flowserve’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.42%.

Insider Activity

In other Flowserve news, insider Lamar L. Duhon sold 1,609 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.51, for a total value of $111,841.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,116 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,050,713.16. This trade represents a 9.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Flowserve by 48.2% in 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 buying an additional 153,553 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Flowserve during the second quarter worth about $313,000. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in Flowserve by 6.0% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 134,484 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,040,000 after acquiring an additional 7,624 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Flowserve by 24.1% in the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 14,246 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $749,000 after acquiring an additional 2,769 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its position in Flowserve by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 232,848 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,190,000 after purchasing an additional 22,108 shares in the last quarter. 93.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Flowserve

Here are the key news stories impacting Flowserve this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised several near‑term and 2027 estimates (Q1 and Q2 2026/2027 and FY2027), signaling slightly stronger expected future profitability — this supports modest upside to the stock’s outlook. MarketBeat Flowserve
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer commented on Flowserve in a market piece — opinion pieces can move short‑term flows but are not hard fundamentals. Jim Cramer on Flowserve
• Neutral Sentiment: Previews and previews of the upcoming quarterly results (Yahoo Finance, Benzinga) are circulating; these provide expectations context but don’t change fundamentals until results arrive. Yahoo Finance Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: A second earnings preview (Benzinga) reiterates the same themes — investors will focus on guidance, margin trends, and aftermarket orders when results post. Benzinga Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Offsetting the raises, Zacks trimmed its Q4 2026 and FY2026 EPS estimates slightly — a modest downgrade that could temper near‑term sentiment if investors expected larger upgrades. MarketBeat Flowserve

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on FLS. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $83.00 target price on shares of Flowserve in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Flowserve from $65.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Flowserve in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $73.00 price objective (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Flowserve in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Flowserve from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Flowserve presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.90.

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.