Flowserve Corp (NYSE: FLS)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.44 in comparison to its previous close of 44.66, however, the company has experienced a 6.76% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-22 that Flowserve (FLS) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Flowserve Corp (NYSE: FLS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Flowserve Corp (NYSE: FLS) is above average at 20.81x. The 36-month beta value for FLS is also noteworthy at 1.23. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FLS is 130.88M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.58% of that float. The average trading volume of FLS on April 29, 2025 was 1.67M shares.
FLS’s Market Performance
FLS stock saw a decrease of 6.76% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.85% and a quarterly a decrease of -27.29%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.04%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.80% for Flowserve Corp (FLS). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.03% for FLS’s stock, with a -16.50% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FLS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FLS stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for FLS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for FLS in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $71 based on the research report published on March 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FLS reach a price target of $69, previously predicting the price at $55. The rating they have provided for FLS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 12th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to FLS, setting the target price at $69 in the report published on November 22nd of the previous year.
FLS Trading at -8.14% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FLS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.04%, as shares sank -8.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -28.44% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FLS rose by +7.02%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $43.16. In addition, Flowserve Corp saw -22.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FLS starting from Rowe Robert Scott, who sale 57,731 shares at the price of $49.24 back on May 23 ’24. After this action, Rowe Robert Scott now owns 349,512 shares of Flowserve Corp, valued at $2,842,583 using the latest closing price.
Rowe Robert Scott, the President & CEO of Flowserve Corp, sale 42,269 shares at $49.98 during a trade that took place back on May 22 ’24, which means that Rowe Robert Scott is holding 407,243 shares at $2,112,605 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FLS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Flowserve Corp stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 14.34, with 5.33 for asset returns.
Based on Flowserve Corp (FLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.84. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.93.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 541.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.98.
Conclusion
In summary, Flowserve Corp (FLS) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
