Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Outlook for FELE Earnings

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Franklin Electric in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.30 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.29. The consensus estimate for Franklin Electric’s current full-year earnings is $4.19 per share.

Separately, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Franklin Electric from $107.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

Franklin Electric Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FELE opened at $104.24 on Friday. Franklin Electric has a fifty-two week low of $91.67 and a fifty-two week high of $111.94. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $101.73. The company has a market capitalization of $4.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 2.22.

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The industrial products company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.03. Franklin Electric had a net margin of 8.92% and a return on equity of 14.46%. The business had revenue of $485.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $465.87 million.

Franklin Electric Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a dividend of $0.265 per share. This is an increase from Franklin Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.02%. Franklin Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.53%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Franklin Electric

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Franklin Electric during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Vise Technologies Inc. increased its position in shares of Franklin Electric by 32.8% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 6,907 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $673,000 after acquiring an additional 1,704 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Franklin Electric by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 126,300 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,308,000 after acquiring an additional 11,426 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in Franklin Electric by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 137,555 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,405,000 after purchasing an additional 1,194 shares during the period. Finally, Twinbeech Capital LP bought a new stake in Franklin Electric in the 4th quarter worth approximately $355,000. Institutional investors own 79.98% of the company’s stock.

About Franklin Electric

Franklin Electric Co, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. The company operates through Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, drives, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment.