The stock of Flowserve Corp (FLS) has seen a 11.65% increase in the past week, with a 22.66% gain in the past month, and a -15.92% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.34%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.03% for FLS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.64% for FLS stock, with a simple moving average of -1.90% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Flowserve Corp (NYSE: FLS) Right Now?
Flowserve Corp (NYSE: FLS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.44x compared to its average ratio. FLS has 36-month beta value of 1.29. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FLS is 129.95M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.83% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FLS on May 15, 2025 was 1.82M shares.
FLS) stock’s latest price update
Flowserve Corp (NYSE: FLS)’s stock price has plunge by 0.04relation to previous closing price of 52.11. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 11.65% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-08 that DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has released its 2024 ESG Report highlighting The Power of Purpose. The report shares how Flowserve’s operational framework, the Flowserve Business System, is enabling progress in its ESG focus areas of Climate, Culture and Core Responsibility, while working in tandem with its 3D growth strategy to help achieve the enterprise and sustainabil.
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 11.45% 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 -19.89% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.34%, as shares surge +21.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.31% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FLS rose by +11.65%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $45.87. In addition, Flowserve Corp saw -9.37% 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 14.00, with 5.31 for asset returns.
Based on Flowserve Corp (FLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 541.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.42for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.84. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.07.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Flowserve Corp (FLS) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
