What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for MWA Q1 Earnings?

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Mueller Water Products in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.15 per share 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.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $27.00 price target (up from $26.00) on shares of Mueller Water Products in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Mueller Water Products from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. TD Cowen cut shares of Mueller Water Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from $19.00 to $20.00 in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Mueller Water Products from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.20.

Mueller Water Products Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of MWA stock opened at $24.42 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 2.31 and a current ratio of 3.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $21.91 and its 200-day moving average is $20.00. The stock has a market cap of $3.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.45, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.34. Mueller Water Products has a 52-week low of $13.08 and a 52-week high of $26.28.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 399.0% during the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,962,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $53,093,000 after acquiring an additional 2,369,055 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Mueller Water Products during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $14,040,000. Driehaus Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mueller Water Products during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $13,031,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 194.4% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Robeco Schweiz AG acquired a new stake in shares of Mueller Water Products during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $9,154,000. 91.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Mueller Water Products

In other news, Director Thomas J. Hansen sold 10,791 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.55, for a total transaction of $221,755.05. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 102,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,112,375.60. This trade represents a 9.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Mueller Water Products Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.067 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. This is a boost from Mueller Water Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. This represents a $0.27 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Mueller Water Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.99%.

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.