FLS short interest fall by -20.38%, reflecting positive sentiment

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Flowserve Corp shares valued at $14,989,332 were sold by Rowe Robert Scott on Dec 02 ’25. At $70.48 per share, Rowe Robert Scott sold 212,683 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 346,630 shares worth approximately $24.05 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Rowe Robert Scott purchased 212,683 shares, netting a total of over 14,989,472 in proceeds.

Before that, Duhon Lamar L. had sold 1,609 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $111,842, the President, FPD traded Flowserve Corp shares for $69.51 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,609 shares, worth approximately $1.05 million.

As published in a research note from BofA Securities on November 14, 2025, Flowserve Corp [FLS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of December 12, 2024, Goldman has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for FLS. Earlier on November 22, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for FLS stock which previously was a “a Sector perform”.

Analyzing FLS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Flowserve Corp [NYSE: FLS] plunged -1.11% to $69.38. The stock’s lowest price that day was $69.33, but it reached a high of $70.71 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.61%. Over the course of the year, Flowserve Corp shares have jumped approximately 20.08%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $74.63 on 12/11/25 and a 52-week low of $37.34 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Flowserve Corp (FLS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 68.90, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 68.41. In the upper region, resistance lies at 70.29. The next price resistance is at 71.19. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.52 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Flowserve Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Flowserve Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.76 million shares to 3.73 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 4.49 million shares. A decline of -20.38% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.54.

Which companies own the most shares of Flowserve Corp (FLS)?

In terms of Flowserve Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 82 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.88% from the previous closing price of $70.16. Analysts anticipate Flowserve Corp stock to reach 85 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 76. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Flowserve Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 18, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $65.

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