Mueller Water Products, Inc.

NYSE:MWA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.9b

Mueller Water Products Valuation

Is MWA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MWA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MWA ($19.16) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($37.12)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MWA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MWA?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MWA key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA14.1x
PEG Ratio1.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MWA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MWA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.9x
AIN Albany International
24.9x16.2%US$2.7b
ESE ESCO Technologies
30.9x16.1%US$2.8b
HI Hillenbrand
37.8x40.9%US$3.2b
JBT John Bean Technologies
22.1x16.5%US$2.9b
MWA Mueller Water Products
29.7x22.2%US$2.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.7x) compared to the peer average (28.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MWA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a9.4%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.7x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (21.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MWA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MWA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.4x
Fair PE Ratio24.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MWA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$19.16
US$21.17
+10.5%
10.0%US$24.00US$19.00n/a6
May ’25US$15.91
US$18.33
+15.2%
6.0%US$20.00US$17.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$15.70
US$18.00
+14.6%
9.9%US$20.00US$15.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$15.38
US$18.00
+17.0%
9.9%US$20.00US$15.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$13.92
US$15.90
+14.2%
11.0%US$19.00US$14.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$14.40
US$15.90
+10.4%
11.0%US$19.00US$14.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$13.55
US$15.42
+13.8%
11.9%US$19.00US$14.00n/a6
Nov ’24US$12.31
US$15.25
+23.9%
12.5%US$19.00US$14.00n/a6
Oct ’24US$12.68
US$15.25
+20.3%
12.5%US$19.00US$14.00n/a6
Sep ’24US$14.15
US$15.25
+7.8%
12.5%US$19.00US$14.00n/a6
Aug ’24US$15.93
US$16.21
+1.8%
13.8%US$20.00US$14.00n/a7
Jul ’24US$16.23
US$15.93
-1.9%
11.4%US$19.00US$14.00n/a7
Jun ’24US$13.80
US$15.69
+13.7%
11.6%US$19.00US$14.00n/a8
May ’24US$13.75
US$14.31
+4.1%
14.3%US$18.00US$11.00US$15.918
Apr ’24US$13.94
US$14.31
+2.7%
14.3%US$18.00US$11.00US$15.708
Mar ’24US$13.91
US$14.06
+1.1%
14.7%US$18.00US$11.00US$15.388
Feb ’24US$13.02
US$12.63
-3.0%
14.2%US$16.00US$11.00US$13.928
Jan ’24US$10.76
US$12.33
+14.6%
15.3%US$16.00US$10.00US$14.409
Dec ’23US$11.69
US$12.33
+5.5%
15.3%US$16.00US$10.00US$13.559
Nov ’23US$11.75
US$11.88
+1.1%
17.6%US$17.00US$10.00US$12.318
Oct ’23US$10.27
US$12.50
+21.7%
16.0%US$17.00US$10.00US$12.688
Sep ’23US$11.21
US$12.75
+13.7%
15.1%US$17.00US$10.00US$14.158
Aug ’23US$13.01
US$13.36
+2.7%
13.1%US$17.00US$11.00US$15.937
Jul ’23US$11.74
US$13.93
+18.6%
10.2%US$17.00US$12.00US$16.237
Jun ’23US$12.01
US$14.21
+18.4%
9.9%US$17.00US$12.00US$13.807
May ’23US$12.03
US$14.71
+22.3%
11.3%US$18.00US$12.00US$13.757

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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