What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Flowserve Q3 Earnings?

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Flowserve in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.89. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Flowserve’s current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve’s FY2026 earnings at $3.65 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.13. Flowserve had a return on equity of 18.25% and a net margin of 6.28%.The company had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on FLS. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Flowserve from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Flowserve from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Flowserve from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Flowserve from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Flowserve in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $65.88.

Flowserve Stock Down 0.6%

FLS stock opened at $51.81 on Thursday. Flowserve has a twelve month low of $37.34 and a twelve month high of $65.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $53.62 and its 200-day moving average is $50.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a PE ratio of 23.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Flowserve

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al lifted its stake in shares of Flowserve by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 44,128 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,345,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its holdings in Flowserve by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 27,300 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,456,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Flowserve by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,809 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $514,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. Delta Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Flowserve by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 7,657 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $374,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in Flowserve by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 28,222 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,378,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Flowserve

In other news, insider Kirk Wilson sold 10,000 shares of Flowserve stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.22, for a total value of $532,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 37,196 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,979,571.12. The trade was a 21.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Flowserve Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th were given a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Flowserve’s payout ratio is 38.01%.

Flowserve Company Profile

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.