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NYSE:MWA

Mueller Water Products (MWA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$16.07
+0.10 (+0.63%)
(As of 03:39 PM ET)
Today's Range
$15.97
$16.21
50-Day Range
$13.58
$16.13
52-Week Range
$12.11
$16.93
Volume
291,835 shs
Average Volume
972,375 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.51 billion
P/E Ratio
32.14
Dividend Yield
1.62%
Price Target
$17.00

Mueller Water Products MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.33 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
5.6% Upside
$17.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
1.96% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-2.24
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
N/A
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$1.22 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
17.39%
From $0.69 to $0.81 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.45 out of 5 stars

Industrial Products Sector

25th out of 172 stocks

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products Industry

2nd out of 6 stocks

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About Mueller Water Products Stock (NYSE:MWA)

Mueller Water Products, Inc. manufactures and markets products and services for the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water used by municipalities, and the residential and non-residential construction industries in the United States, Israel, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. The Water Flow Solutions segment provides valves for water systems, such as iron gate, butterfly, tapping, check, knife, plug, and ball valves, which are used to control distribution and transmission of potable water and non-potable water, as well as in water transmission or distribution, water treatment facilities, or industrial applications. It also offers service brass products. The Water Management Solutions segment offers dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants for water infrastructure development; fire protection systems, and water infrastructure repair and replacement projects; pipe repair products, such as couplings, grips, and clamps used to repair leaks; residential, fire line, and commercial water metering products, systems, and services; water leak detection and pipe condition assessment products and services; machines and tools for tapping, drilling, extracting, installing, and stopping-off; gas valve products for use in gas distribution systems; and intelligent water solutions, including pressure control valves, advanced pressure management, network analytics, event management, and date logging. It sells its products under the Canada Valve, Centurion, Ez-Max, Hydro Gate, Hydro-Guard, HYMAX, HYMAX VERSA, Jones, Krausz, Milliken, Mueller, Pratt, Pratt Industrial, Repamax, Repaflex, Singer, Echologics, Echoshore, ePulse, Hersey, LeakFinderRT, LeakFinderST, LeakListener, LeakTuner, Mi.Echo, Mi.Net, Mueller Systems, Sentryx, and U.S. Pipe Valve and Hydrant brands. Mueller Water Products, Inc. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

MWA Stock Price History

MWA Stock News Headlines

MarketBeat Week in Review – 3/11 – 3/15 (MWA)
Stocks are trending lower to end the week as inflation concerns dampen hopes for a June rate cut, which may cause analysts to start lowering price targets
This Industrial Products Stock is Goldman's Favorite This Cycle
The numbers are in, and the professional traders on Wall Street have begun to give Main Street investors like yourself a taste of where the big money is about to be made. Their many hours of analysis and rigorous search for the best place to put their capital to work have landed analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. NYSE: GS in one simple yet elegant play for this cycle.
Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy
Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.
This Industrial Products Stock is Goldman’s Favorite This Cycle (MWA)
This steel stock is about to see double-digit pops on the back of a residential boom. Goldman analysts see Mueller Water stock as a top pick this cycle
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Trump’s “Tax Free” Retirement Strategy
Since 1924 — over one hundred years — the US dollar has lost nearly 18x its value. In other words, a dollar back then would buy $17.82 worth of goods in today's money. If you're planning on retiring any time soon…This poses a real problem.
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MWA Mar 2024 20.000 call
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Q1 2024 Mueller Water Products Inc Earnings Call
Mueller Water Products Reports 2024 First Quarter Results
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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 2/20 Dividend
2/08/2024
Last Earnings
2/09/2024
Dividend Payable
2/20/2024
Today
3/28/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/13/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
CUSIP
62475810
Employees
3,200
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$17.00
High Stock Price Target
$19.00
Low Stock Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$85.50 million
Pretax Margin
7.93%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.28 billion
Cash Flow
$1.04 per share
Book Value
$4.55 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
153,991,000
Market Cap
$2.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.34
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MWA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Mueller Water Products stock right now?

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mueller Water Products in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" MWA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MWA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is Mueller Water Products' stock price target for 2024?

6 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Mueller Water Products' shares. Their MWA share price targets range from $15.00 to $19.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $17.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.6% from the stock's current price.
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How have MWA shares performed in 2024?

Mueller Water Products' stock was trading at $14.40 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MWA shares have increased by 11.8% and is now trading at $16.10.
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Are investors shorting Mueller Water Products?

Mueller Water Products saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 2,610,000 shares, an increase of 20.3% from the February 14th total of 2,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,030,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's stock are short sold.
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When is Mueller Water Products' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 13th 2024.
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How were Mueller Water Products' earnings last quarter?

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) announced its earnings results on Friday, February, 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.04. The industrial products company earned $256.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $250.64 million. Mueller Water Products had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.86% and a net margin of 6.35%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share.

How often does Mueller Water Products pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Mueller Water Products?

Mueller Water Products declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.064 per share on Tuesday, February 20th. This represents a $0.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 8th.
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Is Mueller Water Products a good dividend stock?

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.62%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 52.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MWA will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.10% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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What guidance has Mueller Water Products issued on next quarter's earnings?

Mueller Water Products issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 8th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.2 billion-$1.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion.

What is Scott Hall's approval rating as Mueller Water Products' CEO?

14 employees have rated Mueller Water Products Chief Executive Officer Scott Hall on Glassdoor.com. Scott Hall has an approval rating of 33% among the company's employees. This puts Scott Hall in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mueller Water Products own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mueller Water Products investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Ford Motor (F), AbbVie (ABBV), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), OPKO Health (OPK) and

Who are Mueller Water Products' major shareholders?

Mueller Water Products' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.61%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.61%), Nuance Investments LLC (8.43%), Impax Asset Management Group plc (7.97%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.80%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (4.32%). Insiders that own company stock include Arsdell Stephen C Van, Kenji Takeuchi, Lydia W Thomas, Marietta Edmunds Zakas, Michael T Tokarz, Paul Mcandrew, Shirley C Franklin, Steven S Heinrichs, Suzanne G Smith, Thomas J Hansen and Todd P Helms.
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How do I buy shares of Mueller Water Products?

Shares of MWA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NYSE:MWA) was last updated on 3/28/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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