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Mueller Water Products
MWA

$20.33
0.52%

Market Cap: $3.16B

 

About: Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and sells products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. The company operates in two segments Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. Water Flow Solutions' portfolio includes iron gate valves, specialty valves and service brass products. Water Management Solutions' portfolio includes fire hydrants, repair and installation, natural gas, metering, leak detection, and pressure management and control products and solutions. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United states.

Employees: 3,200

0
Funds holding %
of 6,710 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

289% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $70K | Put options by funds: $18K

123% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 31

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 261 [Q1] → 299 (+38) [Q2]

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.28B [Q1] → $2.53B (+$252M) [Q2]

2.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.87% [Q1] → 90.84% (+2.97%) [Q2]

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 97

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 1 (-1) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$20
2%
downside
Avg. target
$22
9%
upside
High target
$24
18%
upside

4 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
TD Cowen
Joseph Giordano
37% 1-year accuracy
7 / 19 met price target
2%downside
$20
Hold
Downgraded
9 Aug 2024
RBC Capital
Deane Dray
61% 1-year accuracy
37 / 61 met price target
13%upside
$23
Sector Perform
Maintained
7 Aug 2024
Oppenheimer
Bryan Blair
74% 1-year accuracy
25 / 34 met price target
18%upside
$24
Outperform
Maintained
7 Aug 2024
Oppenheimer
Bryan Blair
74% 1-year accuracy
25 / 34 met price target
8%upside
$22
Outperform
Maintained
2 Jul 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about MWA published over the past 30 days

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Mueller Water Products Reports 2024 Third Quarter Results
Increased Net Sales 9.2 percent to $356.7 Million Reported Net Income per Diluted Share of $0.30 Achieved Record Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share of $0.32 Raises Annual Guidance for Net Sales and Adjusted EBITDA ATLANTA, Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA) announced financial results for its 2024 third quarter ended June 30, 2024. In the third quarter of 2024, the Company: Delivered net sales of $356.7 million, a 9.2 percent increase as compared with $326.6 million in the prior year quarter Reported operating income of $67.0 million as compared with $35.6 million in the prior year quarter and increased adjusted operating income 77.0 percent to $69.9 million as compared with $39.5 million in the prior year quarter Reported operating margin of 18.8 percent as compared with 10.9 percent in the prior year quarter and increased adjusted operating margin to 19.6 percent as compared with 12.1 percent in the prior year quarter Reported net income of $47.3 million as compared with $24.5 million in the prior year quarter, with net income margin of 13.3 percent as compared with 7.5 percent in the prior year quarter, and increased adjusted net income 79.3 percent to $49.5 million as compared with $27.6 million in the prior year quarter Reported net income per diluted share of $0.30 as compared with $0.16 in the prior year quarter and increased adjusted net income per diluted share 77.8 percent to $0.32 as compared with $0.18 in the prior year quarter Increased adjusted EBITDA 56.6 percent to $85.2 million as compared with $54.4 million in the prior year quarter and improved adjusted EBITDA margin to 23.9 percent as compared with 16.7 percent in the prior year quarter Increased net cash provided by operating activities for the nine-month period by $97.0 million to $149.5 million as compared with $52.5 million in the prior year period Increased free cash flow for the nine-month period by $101.4 million to $121.5 million as compared with $20.1 million in the prior year period “We are pleased to report a record third quarter that exceeded our expectations.
Mueller Water Products Reports 2024 Third Quarter Results