Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for MWA

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Mueller Water Products in a research report issued on Friday, May 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $364.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $352.30 million. Mueller Water Products had a net margin of 10.05% and a return on equity of 21.18%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.30 earnings per share.

MWA has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Mueller Water Products from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Mueller Water Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Mueller Water Products from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Mueller Water Products currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.25.

Mueller Water Products Stock Performance

MWA stock opened at $26.06 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.24. Mueller Water Products has a 12 month low of $17.09 and a 12 month high of $28.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $25.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.69.

Mueller Water Products Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a $0.067 dividend. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Mueller Water Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.57%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mueller Water Products

In other news, Director Lydia W. Thomas sold 17,092 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.77, for a total transaction of $457,552.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 126,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian Slobodow sold 11,132 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $182,408.48. The trade was a 60.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 35,600 shares of company stock valued at $914,076 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mueller Water Products

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MWA. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 2,962.3% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,015,009 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $67,838,000 after acquiring an additional 2,916,552 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Mueller Water Products by 16.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,795,482 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $503,201,000 after acquiring an additional 2,840,895 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Mueller Water Products during the 1st quarter worth about $61,497,000. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP bought a new position in Mueller Water Products during the 1st quarter valued at about $53,854,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Mueller Water Products by 79.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,014,131 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $90,318,000 after purchasing an additional 1,780,366 shares during the last quarter. 91.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.