Q1 Earnings Forecast for MWA Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Mueller Water Products in a research note issued on Monday, November 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Mueller Water Products’ current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mueller Water Products’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

MWA has been the topic of several other reports. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $27.00 target price (up from $26.00) on shares of Mueller Water Products in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Mueller Water Products from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. TD Cowen cut shares of Mueller Water Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $19.00 to $20.00 in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Mueller Water Products from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.20.

Mueller Water Products Trading Down 0.5 %

MWA opened at $25.01 on Wednesday. Mueller Water Products has a one year low of $13.08 and a one year high of $26.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 3.70 and a quick ratio of 2.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.26, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.34.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.22. The firm had revenue of $348.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $324.80 million. Mueller Water Products had a net margin of 8.82% and a return on equity of 19.71%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.19 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gabelli Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 3.7% during the first quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 757,810 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,193,000 after buying an additional 27,000 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Mueller Water Products during the 1st quarter valued at about $452,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Mueller Water Products by 194.4% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,033,939 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,528,000 after acquiring an additional 682,740 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 13.7% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 694,469 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,175,000 after purchasing an additional 83,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System lifted its position in Mueller Water Products by 19.9% during the first quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 191,210 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,077,000 after purchasing an additional 31,739 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.68% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Thomas J. Hansen sold 10,791 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.55, for a total value of $221,755.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 102,792 shares in the company, valued at $2,112,375.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Mueller Water Products Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.067 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.27 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.07%. This is a positive change from Mueller Water Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. Mueller Water Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.99%.

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.