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Flowserve Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells precision-engineered flow control equipment, as well as provides a range of aftermarket equipment services. It operates in three divisions: Flowserve Pump, Flow Control, and Flow Solutions. The Flowserve Pump division offers engineered and industrial pumps and pump systems; submersible motors; replacement parts; and related equipment primarily to industrial markets. Its products include centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, and specialty products and systems, such as hydraulic decoking systems, reactor recycle systems, and c

Flowserve Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells precision-engineered flow control equipment, as well as provides a range of aftermarket equipment services. It operates in three divisions: Flowserve Pump, Flow Control, and Flow Solutions. The Flowserve Pump division offers engineered and industrial pumps and pump systems; submersible motors; replacement parts; and related equipment primarily to industrial markets. Its products include centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, and specialty products and systems, such as hydraulic decoking systems, reactor recycle systems, and c

Flowserve Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells precision-engineered flow control equipment, as well as provides a range of aftermarket equipment services. It operates in three divisions: Flowserve Pump, Flow Control, and Flow Solutions. The Flowserve Pump division offers engineered and industrial pumps and pump systems; submersible motors; replacement parts; and related equipment primarily to industrial markets. Its products include centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, and specialty products and systems, such as hydraulic decoking systems, reactor recycle systems, and c

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Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) is a leading provider of fluid motion and control products and services. It produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves, and a range of related flow management systems. Customers are in the oil and gas, chemical, general industrial, power generation, and water treatment sectors. The firm employs more than 14,000 and operates from offices in nearly sixty countries.

Flowserve pleased investors late last month, when it reported Q1 EPS of $1.53 and revenues of $993 million. Analysts h

This article is a reprint of my February 13, 2008 RealMoney column.

Late last year I used the government’s PPI data by industry to scout out 26 investment ideas , among which were industrial valve manufacturers Flowserve (FLS), Crane (CR) and Curtiss-Wright ( CW - Annual Report ). In October, I said Flowserve may be the best way to play the PPI report .

Since that column in October, Flowserve has gained more than 22.5%, while the S&P lost nearly 12%. Now the question is whether to let this winner ride or to take the money and run. For now, I think the answer i