ZWS

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp

NYSE · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment · Inc. DE · CIK 0001439288
$48.39 +0.54% $8.1B
Insider Selling Cluster (7 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)19 New Institutional Positions9 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$8.1B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (53%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$4.9B
Inst. Activity19 buys / 9 sells
Insider Activity0B / 14S
Insider Net $-$20.1M
SEC Reports4
Exchange NYSE·Sector General Industrial Machinery & Equipment·Inc. DE·CIK 0001439288·Prev Close $48.13

Recent Activity

Jun 11, 2026 SEC
An institutional cluster for ZWS (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions) shows net buying of ~$25.5M in Q3 2024, driven by 13 activ
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
May 28, 2026 Insider
Klun Daniel J was granted 2,276 shares
Chief Financial Officer
May 27, 2026 SEC
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions filed an 8-K announcing the promotion of CFO Dave Pauli to COO and VP Finance Dan Klun to CFO
8-K — Impact 3/10
May 1, 2026 SEC
Zurn Elkay disclosed the transition of EVP Sudhanshu Chhabra to an advisory role and reported annual meeting results wit
8-K — Impact 2/10
May 1, 2026 short_interest
FTD: ZWS — 49,242 shares ($2.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260501, Price: $51.96, FTD Value: $2,558,614.32, ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR
Apr 15, 2026 Insider
Longren David C. was granted 607 shares
Director @ $47.39 ($28.8K)
Apr 15, 2026 Insider
Schooler Rosemary was granted 528 shares
Director @ $47.39 ($25.0K)
Inst.
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — NEW
897,614 shares ($40.2M)

Price Targets

$56.22 +16.2% upside Buy
Current $48.39 Low $52.00 Median $56.00 High $65.00 9 analysts
$52.00 $65.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold53% buy · 15 analysts
4Strong Buy
4Buy
7Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Apr 23, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform → Sector Perform
Apr 23, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Apr 23, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Apr 14, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Feb 6, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.47 $0.46 — $0.50 13% YoY 10
Next Q $0.48 $0.46 — $0.50 11% YoY 10
Current FY $1.76 $1.72 — $1.82 16% YoY 10
Next FY $1.92 $1.84 — $2.04 9% YoY 10

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$1.1B
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT$486.5M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$397.1M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$313.3M
STATE STREET CORP$252.7M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 28, 2026Klun DanielA$0.00
Apr 15, 2026Longren DavidA$28.8K
Apr 15, 2026Schooler RosemaryA$25.0K
Apr 15, 2026CHRISTOPOUL THOMASA$30.0K
Apr 15, 2026Troy PeggyA$28.8K
50 institutional holders with $4.9B total value (109,600,970 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, KAYNE, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 19 institutions added/increased vs 9 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.24,026,421$1.1B21.9%
2KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC10,850,567$486.5M9.9%
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC8,856,306$397.1M8.1%
4VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC6,987,370$313.3M6.4%
5STATE STREET CORP5,636,375$252.7M5.1%
6BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/5,620,799$252.0M5.1%
7Invesco Ltd.4,603,618$206.4M4.2%
8ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.3,195,863$148.6M3.0%NEW
9JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC3,303,293$148.1M3.0%
10FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP3,078,224$138.0M2.8%ADD +51.9%
11NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.2,806,370$125.8M2.6%
12DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2,563,031$114.9M2.3%
13CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,085,932$93.5M1.9%
14WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN1,907,162$85.5M1.7%
15GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,901,935$85.3M1.7%
16MORGAN STANLEY1,797,602$80.6M1.6%
17FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.1,774,315$79.6M1.6%
18RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC1,485,173$66.1M1.3%
19MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.1,347,639$60.4M1.2%
20AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC1,247,419$55.9M1.1%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCNEW897,614$40.2M2026-Q1
FMR LLCADD493,461671,203+36.0%$30.1M2026-Q1
FEDERATED HERMES, INC.ADD280,223518,353+85.0%$23.2M2026-Q1
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ADD396,549496,639+25.2%$22.3M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDOUBLED10,511455,834+4236.7%$20.4M2026-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED180,693384,793+113.0%$17.3M2026-Q1
Trexquant Investment LPDOUBLED118,144376,075+218.3%$16.9M2026-Q1
Verition Fund Management LLCADD170,272252,247+48.1%$11.3M2026-Q1
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbHADD83,544154,331+84.7%$6.9M2026-Q1
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LPDOUBLED24,221130,124+437.2%$5.8M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED1,71698,179+5621.4%$4.4M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED8,62881,752+847.5%$3.7M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.ADD42,02579,076+88.2%$3.5M2026-Q1
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCTRIM130,82759,834-54.3%$2.7M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD34,20543,497+27.2%$2.0M2026-Q1
Brevan Howard Capital Management LPDOUBLED8,48020,770+144.9%$931.3K2026-Q1
DnB Asset Management ASADD12,81818,466+44.1%$828.0K2026-Q1
XPONANCE LLCADD13,00816,935+30.2%$759.4K2026-Q1
EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLCTRIM21,87315,471-29.3%$693.7K2026-Q1
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLCADD8,59111,704+36.2%$524.8K2026-Q1
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.TRIM16,4658,841-46.3%$396.5K2026-Q1
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLCTRIM11,8458,184-30.9%$367.0K2026-Q1
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLCTRIM14,1727,847-44.6%$351.8K2026-Q1
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc.TRIM7,5965,017-34.0%$225.0K2026-Q1
ASSETMARK, INCADD551843+53.0%$37.8K2026-Q1
16 unique insiders with 37 transactions. Net insider value: -$20.1M ($0.00 bought, $20.1M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 28, 2026Klun Daniel JChief Financial OfficerAWARD2,276
Apr 15, 2026Longren David C.DirectorAWARD607$47.39$28.8K
Apr 15, 2026Schooler RosemaryDirectorAWARD528$47.39$25.0K
Apr 15, 2026CHRISTOPOUL THOMASDirectorAWARD634$47.39$30.0K
Apr 15, 2026Troy PeggyDirectorAWARD607$47.39$28.8K
Apr 15, 2026MOORE GEORGE CDirectorAWARD660$47.39$31.3K
Feb 11, 2026Troutman MichaelChief Information OfficerSELL919$51.67$47.5K
Feb 11, 2026LaValle Jeffrey J.VP, General Counsel & Sec'ySELL946$51.63$48.8K
Feb 11, 2026Pauli David JChief Financial OfficerSELL812$51.61$41.9K
Feb 11, 2026Schoon Jeffrey APresidentSELL1,286$51.54$66.3K
Feb 11, 2026PETERSON MARK WChief Administrative OfficerSELL3,793$51.48$195.3K
Feb 10, 2026BARTLETT MARK S.DirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026Pauli David JChief Financial OfficerSELL7,639$51.80$395.7K
Feb 10, 2026ADAMS TODD A.Chairman and CEOSELL5,050$51.80$261.6K
Feb 10, 2026Troutman MichaelChief Information OfficerSELL5,922$51.80$306.8K
Feb 10, 2026Longren David C.DirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026PETERSON MARK WChief Administrative OfficerSELL35,267$51.80$1.8M
Feb 10, 2026PETERSON MARK WChief Administrative OfficerAWARD5,874
Feb 10, 2026CHRISTOPOUL THOMASDirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026JAHNKE TIMOTHY JDirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026McTague Emma MDirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026LaValle Jeffrey J.VP, General Counsel & Sec'ySELL6,097$51.80$315.8K
Feb 10, 2026LaValle Jeffrey J.VP, General Counsel & Sec'yAWARD2,334
Feb 10, 2026Butler Jacques DonavonDirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026Schooler RosemaryDirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026Troy PeggyDirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 10, 2026Schoon Jeffrey APresidentSELL12,034$51.80$623.4K
Feb 10, 2026MOORE GEORGE CDirectorAWARD2,900
Feb 9, 2026ADAMS TODD A.Chairman and CEOSELL263,347$52.68$13.9M
Feb 6, 2026Pauli David JChief Financial OfficerAWARD15,778
Feb 6, 2026ADAMS TODD A.Chairman and CEOAWARD569,734
Feb 6, 2026Troutman MichaelChief Information OfficerAWARD17,881
Feb 6, 2026PETERSON MARK WChief Administrative OfficerAWARD73,628
Feb 6, 2026LaValle Jeffrey J.VP, General Counsel & Sec'yAWARD18,407
Feb 6, 2026Schoon Jeffrey APresidentAWARD24,981
Feb 5, 2026PETERSON MARK WChief Administrative OfficerSELL23,183$51.40$1.2M
Feb 4, 2026JAHNKE TIMOTHY JDirectorSELL17,900$50.44$902.9K

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Current analyst consensus: Hold (53% buy). Based on 15 analysts: 4 strong buy, 4 buy, 7 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$56.22 mean target +16.2% upside Buy (2.20)
$52.00 Low $65.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$48.39
Target Low$52.00
Target Mean$56.22
Target Median$56.00
Target High$65.00
# Analysts9
RecommendationBuy (2.20)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.47 $0.46 $0.50 12.7% +0.0% 10↑ 0↓ $0.5B 8.7% 10
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.48 $0.46 $0.50 10.9% +0.0% 8↑ 0↓ $0.5B 6.0% 10
Current FY
2026-12-31
$1.76 $1.72 $1.82 15.6% +0.0% 10↑ 0↓ $1.8B 7.8% 10
Next FY
2027-12-31
$1.92 $1.84 $2.04 9.4% +0.0% 10↑ 0↓ $1.9B 5.3% 10

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.474
7d ago$0.474
30d ago$0.474
60d ago$0.448+0.025
90d ago$0.448+0.025
4 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Apr 23, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Apr 23, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 23, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 14, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 6, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 5, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Jan 5, 2026 RBC Capital INITIATE Sector Perform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20264470053%
May 1, 20264470053%
Apr 1, 20264470053%
Mar 1, 20264470053%
Feb 1, 20264470053%
Jan 1, 20264360054%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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May 1, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ZWS — 49,242 shares ($2.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260501, Price: $51.96, FTD Value: $2,558,614.32, ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR
Apr 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ZWS — 65.8% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 528,407 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 802,820 | Short Ratio: 65.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ZWS — 72.4% short (0.5M / 0.7M)
Short: 511,942 | Exempt: 379 | TRF Vol: 706,849 | Short Ratio: 72.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 21, 2026
earnings_calendar
ZWS Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-21
Apr 6, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ZWS — 30,301 shares ($1.4M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260406, Price: $45.02, FTD Value: $1,364,151.02, ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR
Mar 20, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ZWS — 38,448 shares ($1.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260320, Price: $44.04, FTD Value: $1,693,249.92, ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR
Mar 9, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ZWS — 15,002 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260309, Price: $47.39, FTD Value: $710,944.78, ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR
Mar 5, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ZWS — 49,430 shares ($2.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260305, Price: $50.33, FTD Value: $2,487,811.9, ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR
Feb 2, 2026
short_interest
FTD: ZWS — 143,933 shares ($6.6M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260202, Price: $46.11, FTD Value: $6,636,750.63, ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS COR