Short interest on FLS sees a significant increase on 2025-10-15

Jaxson Clark

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Flowserve Corp shares valued at $3,337,940 were sold by Schwetz Amy B on Nov 04 ’25. At $71.02 per share, Schwetz Amy B sold 47,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 52,628 shares worth approximately $3.68 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Hudson Susan Claire sold 10,667 shares, netting a total of over 746,797 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $70.01 each, the insider now holds 6,589 shares.

Before that, Kirk R Wilson had added 14,800 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,021,000, the Officer bought Flowserve Corp shares for $68.99 each.

As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on March 17, 2025, Flowserve Corp [FLS] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $71. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 22, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for FLS.

Analyzing FLS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Flowserve Corp [NYSE: FLS] rose 0.53% to $69.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $69.66, but it reached a high of $70.985 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.38%. Over the course of the year, Flowserve Corp shares have jumped approximately 30.56%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $72.08 on 11/03/25 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 69.34, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 68.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 70.73. The next price resistance is at 71.56. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.92 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Flowserve Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Flowserve Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.46 million shares to 6.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.84 million shares. A jump of 7.35% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.91 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.91.

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 76 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.31% from the previous closing price of $69.53. Analysts anticipate Flowserve Corp stock to reach 84 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Flowserve Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 26, 2023, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $50.

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