Flowserve Corporation (FLS) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $66.00 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 5.0/10.
Flowserve Corporation manufactures pumps, valves, seals, and automation products for energy, chemical, power generation, and general industries globally through two segments: Flowserve Pumps Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD). It generates revenue from original... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $66.00 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 5.0/10. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 70d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Flowserve Corporation
Latest news
- Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q1 CY2026 Earnings, Stock Drops - StockStory — StockStory negative
- Flowserve Corporation (FLS) stock falls on Q1 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative negative
- Flowserve (FLS) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Flowserve (FLS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- A Look At Flowserve (FLS) Valuation After Strong 1 Year Shareholder Returns - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-15Item 1.02MEDIUMPrior Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement terminated on April 15, 2026 upon closing of new Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement providing $1B revolving facility and $450M term loan maturing April 15, 2031.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-26Item 5.02MEDIUMLamar Duhon (President FPD) resigned effective April 10, 2026 to become CEO of a private company; Matthew Klopfer appointed President FPD effective April 11, 2026. Also, Chief Accounting Officer Scott Vopni retiring June 30, 2026; permanent search initiated; CFO to serve as interim CAO if needed.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-16Item 5.02LOWBrian D. Savoy (CFO of Duke Energy) elected to Board effective March 16, 2026, filling newly created directorship. Appointed to Audit Committee and Technology, Innovation and Risk Committee.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Revenue shrinking — -6.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.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. Momentum 1.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $66.00 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 5.0/10. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $62.78. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $78.30 (+18.8% upside). Prior stop was $62.78. Stop-loss: $62.78.
Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7; Weak overall score: 5.0/10; Weak growth.
Flowserve Corporation trades at a P/E of 24.2 (forward 14.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover FLS with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $90.
What does Flowserve Corporation do?Flowserve Corporation manufactures pumps, valves, seals, and automation products for energy, chemical, power...
Flowserve Corporation manufactures pumps, valves, seals, and automation products for energy, chemical, power generation, and general industries globally through two segments: Flowserve Pumps Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD). It generates revenue from original equipment sales and aftermarket services across a $2.9B backlog as of December 31, 2025.