Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE:MWA) just released its latest second-quarter results and things are looking bullish. Results were good overall, with revenues beating analyst predictions by 3.8% to hit US$364m. Statutory earnings per share (EPS) came in at US$0.33, some 9.1% above whatthe analysts had expected. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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Following last week's earnings report, Mueller Water Products' six analysts are forecasting 2025 revenues to be US$1.39b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to shoot up 28% to US$1.18. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$1.38b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.18 in 2025. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

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There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of US$28.67, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. There are some variant perceptions on Mueller Water Products, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$33.00 and the most bearish at US$25.00 per share. This is a very narrow spread of estimates, implying either that Mueller Water Products is an easy company to value, or - more likely - the analysts are relying heavily on some key assumptions.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Mueller Water Products' revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2025 expected to display 2.8% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 6.8% over the past five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 3.7% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than Mueller Water Products.

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The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Mueller Water Products' revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have forecasts for Mueller Water Products going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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