Flowserve stock had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 79 to 83 Monday.
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Is Flowserve Stock A Buy?
Flowserve stock is trying to complete a cup with handle with a 33.36 buy point. See if the stock can break out in volume at least 40% above average.
While earnings growth fell in the company's most recent performance report from -19% to -69%, revenue rose 1%, up from -2% in the previous report.
Flowserve stock holds the No. 37 rank among its peers in the Machinery-General Industrial industry group. SPX Technologies and Trane Technologies are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.