Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Watts Water Technologies, Inc shares valued at $1,692,950 were sold by HORNE TIMOTHY P on May 28 ’25. At $241.85 per share, HORNE TIMOTHY P sold 7,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Barry Monica sold 768 shares, netting a total of over 188,467 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $245.40 each, the insider now holds 6,236 shares.
Before that, Barry Monica had added 768 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $188,464, the Officer bought Watts Water Technologies, Inc shares for $245.40 each.
As published in a research note from Northcoast on May 16, 2025, Watts Water Technologies, Inc [WTS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Stifel upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of December 17, 2024, Deutsche Bank has initiated its “Hold” rating for WTS. Earlier on November 04, 2024, Northcoast upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for WTS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing WTS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Watts Water Technologies, Inc [NYSE: WTS] rose 0.22% to $241.05. The stock’s lowest price that day was $240.36, but it reached a high of $245.82 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.53%. Over the course of the year, Watts Water Technologies, Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.57%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $248.17 on 05/13/25 and a 52-week low of $177.59 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Watts Water Technologies, Inc (WTS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 239.00, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 236.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 244.46. The next price resistance is at 247.87. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.98 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Watts Water Technologies, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Watts Water Technologies, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 34103.0 shares to 0.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 0.85 million shares. A jump of 3.87% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.98 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.98.
Which companies own the most shares of Watts Water Technologies, Inc (WTS)?
In terms of Watts Water Technologies, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 204 in the next 12 months, down nearly -15.18% from the previous closing price of $240.52. Analysts anticipate Watts Water Technologies, Inc stock to reach 225 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 150. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Watts Water Technologies, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 11, 2023, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $150.
