Mueller Water Products (MWA) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) will likely be announcing its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.3760 per share and revenue of $375.51 million for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $395.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $391.49 million. Mueller Water Products’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. On average, analysts expect Mueller Water Products to post $1.52 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1.62 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Mueller Water Products Price Performance

Shares of MWA traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $22.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 29,310 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,221,954. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.89. Mueller Water Products has a 52-week low of $20.90 and a 52-week high of $31.00. The company has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 1.01.

Mueller Water Products Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 9th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This is a boost from Mueller Water Products’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 9th. Mueller Water Products’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.70%.

Mueller Water Products announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, October 22nd that authorizes the company to buy back $300 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to reacquire up to 8.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Mueller Water Products news, Director Christine Ortiz sold 12,048 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.23, for a total value of $291,923.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,824 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $746,865.52. This trade represents a 28.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Paul McAndrew sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.39, for a total transaction of $1,055,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 42,556 shares in the company, valued at $1,123,052.84. This represents a 48.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 52,598 shares of company stock valued at $1,360,685. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $35.00 price target on shares of Mueller Water Products in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Mueller Water Products from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 16th. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Mueller Water Products in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $25.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Mueller Water Products from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Mueller Water Products from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $30.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.00.

Mueller Water Products Company Profile

Mueller Water Products, Inc (NYSE:MWA) manufactures products and provides services used in the treatment, transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. Its customers include municipalities, water utilities, distributors, contractors, and industrial organizations.

The company’s product portfolio includes water valves, fire hydrants, pipe fittings, repair and connection products, and related infrastructure equipment. Through its Echologics business, Mueller also provides acoustic leak-detection technologies and other solutions designed to help utilities monitor and manage water distribution systems.

Mueller Water Products traces its history to Mueller Co, which was founded in 1857.