Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (ZWS) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls
Sell if holding. At $47.22, A.R:R 0.7:1 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: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Zurn Elkay is a pure-play water management company designing and manufacturing specification-driven products—water safety/control, flow systems, hygienic/environmental, and filtered drinking water—for institutional, commercial, and waterworks markets, primarily in North America.... Read more
Sell if holding. At $47.22, A.R:R 0.7:1 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: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 50d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
Latest news
- NEWS Are you looking for a top momentum pick? Why Zurn Water (ZWS) is a great choice - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.04 EPS - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (ZWS) Stock Rises on Q1 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
- NEWS Zurn Elkay (NYSE:ZWS) Surprises With Q1 CY2026 Sales - StockStory — StockStory positive
- NEWS Earnings Flash (ZWS) Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation Reports Q1 Revenue $433.0M, vs. FactSet Est of $418.9M - mar — marketscreener.com positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomertop five customers38%10-K Item 1A: 'our top five customers accounted for approximately 38% of our consolidated net sales, with one customer accounting for 18% of consolidated net sales'
- MEDIUMCustomerthree largest independent distributors32%10-K Item 1A: 'In fiscal 2025, our three largest independent distributors generated approximately 32% of our consolidated net sales'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-01Item 5.02LOWSudhanshu Chhabra, EVP Zurn Elkay Business Systems, transitioned to an advisory role effective April 30, 2026. No reason cited. No successor named.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $47.22, A.R:R 0.7:1 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: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $44.86. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $48.91 (+3.6% upside). Prior stop was $44.86. Stop-loss: $44.86.
Thin upside margin: 3.6%; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Negative momentum.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp trades at a P/E of 38.5 (forward 24.7). TrendMatrix value score: 4.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover ZWS with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $56.
What does Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp do?Zurn Elkay is a pure-play water management company designing and manufacturing specification-driven products—water...
Zurn Elkay is a pure-play water management company designing and manufacturing specification-driven products—water safety/control, flow systems, hygienic/environmental, and filtered drinking water—for institutional, commercial, and waterworks markets, primarily in North America. Sold through ~1,000 independent sales representatives under the Zurn®, Elkay®, and Wilkins® brands; demand is driven by institutional and commercial construction.