Flowserve shares jump as investors position ahead of late-April earnings and digest supportive updates

Flowserve Corporation (FLS) is up 5.6% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move looks tied to investors positioning ahead of Flowserve’s near-term quarterly report, with sentiment also supported by recent analyst price-target actions and a refinancing update that extended debt maturities. With no single, company-specific headline released today, the rally appears driven by expectations that margin momentum and 2026 guidance can hold into the Q1 print.

Details:

Flowserve scheduled its first-quarter 2026 earnings release for after market close on April 29, 2026, with a conference call set for April 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

In its February 5, 2026 update, the company initiated full-year 2026 guidance that included adjusted EPS of $4.00 to $4.20 and total sales growth of 5% to 7%.

A recently filed credit agreement (dated April 15, 2026) set initial aggregate revolving commitments of $1.0 billion and term loan commitments of $450 million, with a stated maturity date of April 15, 2031.

Recent analyst commentary has highlighted improved margin execution and used it to justify higher valuation targets, which can help fuel incremental buying into an earnings event.

Sources:

Flowserve Investor Relations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Investing.com

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 278 institutional investors add shares of $FLS stock to their portfolio, and 275 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 $2,831,540 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

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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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