Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for MWA

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Mueller Water Products in a report released on Friday, May 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Mueller Water Products’ current full-year earnings is $1.24 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mueller Water Products’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $364.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $352.30 million. Mueller Water Products had a net margin of 10.05% and a return on equity of 21.18%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.30 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on MWA. StockNews.com cut shares of Mueller Water Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Mueller Water Products from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Mueller Water Products from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.25.

Mueller Water Products Trading Up 2.6%

MWA opened at $26.06 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 3.83, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a PE ratio of 30.30, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.24. Mueller Water Products has a 1-year low of $17.09 and a 1-year high of $28.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $25.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.69.

Mueller Water Products Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.067 per share. This represents a $0.27 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Mueller Water Products’s dividend payout ratio is 28.57%.

Insider Transactions at Mueller Water Products

In related news, Director Lydia W. Thomas sold 17,092 shares of Mueller Water Products stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.77, for a total transaction of $457,552.84. Following the transaction, the director now owns 126,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,391,464.53. This trade represents a 11.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Brian Slobodow sold 11,132 shares of Mueller Water Products stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.73, for a total transaction of $275,294.36. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,376 shares in the company, valued at $182,408.48. The trade was a 60.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 35,600 shares of company stock worth $914,076 in the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 2,962.3% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,015,009 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $67,838,000 after buying an additional 2,916,552 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 16.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,795,482 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $503,201,000 after buying an additional 2,840,895 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mueller Water Products in the first quarter valued at approximately $61,497,000. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new position in shares of Mueller Water Products in the first quarter valued at approximately $53,854,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 79.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,014,131 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $90,318,000 after buying an additional 1,780,366 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.68% of the company’s stock.

About Mueller Water Products

Mueller Water Products, Inc manufactures and markets products and services for the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water used by municipalities, and the residential and non-residential construction industries in the United States, Israel, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions.