Zurn Elkay Water Solutions delivers a perfect 4-for-4 earnings beat streak, a maximum Piotroski F-Score of 9/9, and 129% free cash flow conversion — but the stock has already reached its analyst price target with only 0.2% upside remaining, making the current entry a near-zero reward-to-risk proposition.
Thesis pillars
- Perfect Earnings Beat Fcf Conversion↓Deteriorating
- Maximum Piotroski Score Quality→Stable
- Analyst Target Exhausted Zero Upside→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (ZWS) Stock Analysis
Temporary headwind edge
Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls
Wait for pullback to $45.88. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $46.18. Engine's entry $45.88 (support + ATR) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Negative momentum.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions designs and manufactures specification-driven water management products — valves, drainage, filtration, and hygienic fixtures — primarily for North American institutional and commercial construction markets. Products are distributed through... Read more
Wait for pullback to $45.88. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $46.18. Engine's entry $45.88 (support + ATR) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. | News modifier +2 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → STRONG_BUY_WAIT) Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-13Recent Developments — Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp
Latest news
- NEWS ZWS Maintained by Oppenheimer -- Price Target Raised to $60 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Oppenheimer Adjusts Price Target on Zurn Elkay Water Solutions to $60 From $58, Keeps Outperform Rating - marketscreener — marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) On Strong Earnings, Is The Stock Fully Valued - simplywall.st — simplywall.st positive
- NEWS Zacks.com featured highlights Celestica, Zurn Elkay, Lam, BE Semiconductor and Johnson Controls - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Is Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (ZWS) Overvalued After Q2 Ear - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
Generated 2026-09-14T20:47:05Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomerlargest customer18%10-K Item 1: 'The Company's largest customer accounted for 18%, 19% and 20% of consolidated net sales for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.'
- 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: 'our three largest independent distributors generated approximately 32% of our consolidated net sales with the largest accounting for 18% of consolidated net sales'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-27Item 5.02MEDIUMDavid J. Pauli, CFO of Zurn Elkay since 2012, promoted to COO effective May 27, 2026, vacating the CFO role. No successor CFO identified in filing (body truncated). Pauli continues to report to CEO Todd Adams in the COO capacity.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-01Item 5.02LOWSudhanshu Chhabra, Executive Vice President, Zurn Elkay Business Systems, transitioned to an advisory role effective April 30, 2026. No reason cited; no successor named.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-01Item 5.07LOWZurn Elkay held its 2026 Annual Meeting on April 30, 2026 with 167,542,304 shares eligible to vote. Shareholders elected three directors for three-year terms expiring 2029, approved executive compensation on advisory basis, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for FY2026.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Wait for pullback to $45.88. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $46.18. Engine's entry $45.88 (support + ATR) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. | News modifier +2 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → STRONG_BUY_WAIT) Target $50.85 (+10.1%), stop $44.04 (−4.9%), A.R:R 2.0:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $50.85 (+10.1% upside). Target $50.85 (+10.1%), stop $44.04 (−4.9%), A.R:R 2.0:1. Stop-loss: $44.04.
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Negative momentum.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp trades at a P/E of 28.7 (forward 22.7). TrendMatrix value score: 5.2/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
15 analysts cover ZWS with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $58.
What does Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp do?Zurn Elkay Water Solutions designs and manufactures specification-driven water management products — valves, drainage,...
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions designs and manufactures specification-driven water management products — valves, drainage, filtration, and hygienic fixtures — primarily for North American institutional and commercial construction markets. Products are distributed through approximately 1,000 independent sales representatives and wholesalers; the largest single customer accounted for 18% of 2025 consolidated net sales. The company operates 21 principal manufacturing and warehouse facilities, primarily in North America.