Flowserve jumps on fresh price-target hikes and upbeat positioning ahead of late-April earnings

Flowserve Corporation (FLS) is up 7.7% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to a cluster of recently published bullish analyst actions and improved sentiment around Flowserve’s 2026 margin and infrastructure end-market outlook. Investors may also be positioning ahead of the company’s scheduled first-quarter 2026 earnings release later this month, with a recent financing update adding incremental confidence around liquidity.

Details:

Several Wall Street analysts recently lifted their price targets on Flowserve, pointing to better margin execution and a constructive demand backdrop in 2026.

Consensus-style estimate pages show a recent target increase by Stifel (to $102 from $97) dated April 14, 2026, reinforcing the near-term narrative shift.

Flowserve scheduled its first-quarter 2026 earnings release for after the market close on April 29, 2026, which can drive pre-earnings positioning and momentum.

Flowserve entered a new amended and restated credit agreement dated April 15, 2026, including a $1.0 billion revolving facility and a term loan facility up to $450 million, both maturing in 2031.

Sources:

Flowserve, Investing.com, TradingView

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$FLS Insider Trading Activity

$FLS insiders have traded $FLS stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FLS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ROBERT SCOTT ROWE (President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 212,683 shares for an estimated $14,989,331.
AMY B SCHWETZ (Chief Financial Officer) sold 47,000 shares for an estimated $3,337,940
SUSAN CLAIRE HUDSON (Chief Legal Officer) sold 10,667 shares for an estimated $746,796
MICHAEL C. MCMURRAY sold 7,663 shares for an estimated $689,363
KENNETH I SIEGEL sold 3,229 shares for an estimated $288,995
LAMAR L. DUHON (President, FPD) sold 1,609 shares for an estimated $111,841

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$FLS Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 279 institutional investors add shares of $FLS stock to their portfolio, and 270 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BLACKROCK, INC. removed 2,390,098 shares (-17.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $165,824,999
FMR LLC removed 1,595,841 shares (-29.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $110,719,448
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 1,245,603 shares (-77.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $86,419,936
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,056,399 shares (-32.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $73,292,962
FIL LTD removed 980,754 shares (-76.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $68,044,712
AMUNDI added 843,995 shares (+414.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $58,556,373
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN added 826,898 shares (+477.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $57,370,183

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$FLS Government Contracts

We have seen $2,535,026 of award payments to $FLS over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

8511623983!ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME: $433,500
DECLUTCH FORK ASSY: $281,574
8511435728!ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME: $197,676
8511682709!ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME: $181,645

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$FLS Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $FLS in the last several months. We have seen 4 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/12/2026
Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 12/10/2025
TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 11/04/2025
RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/30/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $FLS, check out Quiver Quantitative's $FLS forecast page.

$FLS Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $FLS recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $FLS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $87.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Nathan Jones from Stifel set a target price of $102.0 on 04/14/2026
Andrew Kaplowitz from Citigroup set a target price of $97.0 on 04/13/2026
Stephen Volkmann from Jefferies set a target price of $90.0 on 03/31/2026
Brett Linzey from Mizuho set a target price of $91.0 on 02/09/2026
Deane Dray from RBC Capital set a target price of $96.0 on 02/09/2026
Joe Ritchie from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $80.0 on 12/17/2025
Andrew Obin from B of A Securities set a target price of $73.0 on 11/14/2025

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