Equities Analysts Set Expectations for MWA Q1 Earnings

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Mueller Water Products in a research report issued on Monday, November 10th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter. 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’ Q2 2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Mueller Water Products in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.00.

Mueller Water Products Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of Mueller Water Products stock opened at $23.60 on Tuesday. Mueller Water Products has a 1-year low of $21.35 and a 1-year high of $28.58. The company has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 3.86 and a quick ratio of 2.56. The business has a 50-day moving average of $25.39 and a 200-day moving average of $25.21.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 24th. The industrial products company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Mueller Water Products had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 20.89%. The business had revenue of $237.40 million during the quarter.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of MWA. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 64,990 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,652,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 31.0% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP grew its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 2.7% during the third quarter. RWC Asset Management LLP now owns 22,513 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $575,000 after purchasing an additional 592 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 131.8% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,050 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 597 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 59,034 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,419,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. 91.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Brian C. Healy purchased 1,070 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $25.78 per share, with a total value of $27,584.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $433,104. The trade was a 6.80% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Suzanne G. Smith sold 8,621 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.37, for a total transaction of $227,335.77. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 761 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,067.57. The trade was a 91.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 34,664 shares of company stock valued at $909,819 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Mueller Water Products Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This is an increase from Mueller Water Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Mueller Water Products’s payout ratio is currently 23.14%.

Mueller Water Products Company Profile

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.