Q1 Earnings Estimate for MWA Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Mueller Water Products in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Mueller Water Products’ current full-year earnings is $1.13 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Mueller Water Products’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

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

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on MWA. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $27.00 target price (up previously from $26.00) on shares of Mueller Water Products in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Mueller Water Products from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. TD Cowen downgraded Mueller Water Products from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $19.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded 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 assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.20.

Mueller Water Products Price Performance

Mueller Water Products stock opened at $25.99 on Tuesday. Mueller Water Products has a one year low of $12.76 and a one year high of $26.28. 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 business has a fifty day moving average of $21.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.83. The company has a market cap of $4.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.34.

Mueller Water Products Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a $0.067 dividend. This is a boost from Mueller Water Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.27 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. Mueller Water Products’s payout ratio is 35.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mueller Water Products

In other Mueller Water Products news, Director Thomas J. Hansen sold 10,791 shares of Mueller Water Products stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.55, for a total value of $221,755.05. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 102,792 shares in the company, valued at $2,112,375.60. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other news, Director Christine Ortiz sold 8,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.94, for a total transaction of $175,472.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 34,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $691,898.06. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Thomas J. Hansen sold 10,791 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.55, for a total value of $221,755.05. Following the sale, the director now owns 102,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,112,375.60. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mueller Water Products

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MWA. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in Mueller Water Products by 17.7% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 76,409 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,229,000 after acquiring an additional 11,463 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Mueller Water Products during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $452,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 60,450 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $973,000 after acquiring an additional 8,143 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 8,617.9% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 21,882 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $352,000 after acquiring an additional 21,631 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Mueller Water Products by 81.6% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 24,067 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $387,000 after acquiring an additional 10,817 shares in the last quarter. 91.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.