Flowserve Corporation (FLS) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. At $75.50, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 4.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Flowserve Corporation manufactures pumps, valves, seals, and automation products for energy, chemical, power generation, and general industries globally through two segments: Flowserve Pumps Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD). It generates revenue from original... Read more
Sell if holding. At $75.50, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 4.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 49d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Flowserve Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q1 CY2026 Earnings, Stock Drops - StockStory — StockStory negative
- NEWS Flowserve Corporation (FLS) stock falls on Q1 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative negative
- NEWS Flowserve (FLS) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Flowserve (FLS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS A Look At Flowserve (FLS) Valuation After Strong 1 Year Shareholder Returns - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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- 2026-04-15Item 1.02MEDIUMPrior Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement terminated on April 15, 2026 upon closing of new Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement providing $1B revolving facility and $450M term loan maturing April 15, 2031.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-26Item 5.02MEDIUMLamar Duhon (President FPD) resigned effective April 10, 2026 to become CEO of a private company; Matthew Klopfer appointed President FPD effective April 11, 2026. Also, Chief Accounting Officer Scott Vopni retiring June 30, 2026; permanent search initiated; CFO to serve as interim CAO if needed.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-16Item 5.02LOWBrian D. Savoy (CFO of Duke Energy) elected to Board effective March 16, 2026, filling newly created directorship. Appointed to Audit Committee and Technology, Innovation and Risk Committee.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -6.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. At $75.50, A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 4.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $69.72. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $78.30 (+4.6% upside). Prior stop was $69.72. Stop-loss: $69.72.
Thin upside margin: 4.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 4.9/10.
Flowserve Corporation trades at a P/E of 27.5 (forward 16.2). TrendMatrix value score: 5.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover FLS with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $90.
What does Flowserve Corporation do?Flowserve Corporation manufactures pumps, valves, seals, and automation products for energy, chemical, power...
Flowserve Corporation manufactures pumps, valves, seals, and automation products for energy, chemical, power generation, and general industries globally through two segments: Flowserve Pumps Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD). It generates revenue from original equipment sales and aftermarket services across a $2.9B backlog as of December 31, 2025.