Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Mueller Water Products Inc shares valued at $20,094 were sold by Smith Suzanne G on Sep 08 ’25. At $26.79 per share, Smith Suzanne G sold 750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 13 shares worth approximately $329.03 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Smith Suzanne G purchased 750 shares, netting a total of over 20,094 in proceeds.
Before that, Smith Suzanne G had sold 1,288 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $34,654, the Former VP and CAO traded Mueller Water Products Inc shares for $26.91 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,288 shares, worth approximately $19311.53.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on August 09, 2024, Mueller Water Products Inc [MWA] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $20 from $19. Analysts at Oppenheimer upgraded the stock from ‘”a Perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of August 04, 2023, Northcoast has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for MWA. Earlier on May 05, 2023, TD Cowen upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for MWA stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing MWA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Mueller Water Products Inc [NYSE: MWA] plunged -0.75% to $25.31. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.135, but it reached a high of $26.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.59%. Over the course of the year, Mueller Water Products Inc shares have jumped approximately 25.17%.
Is Mueller Water Products Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Mueller Water Products Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 79569.0 shares to 3.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.3 million shares. A jump of 2.36% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.95.
Which companies own the most shares of Mueller Water Products Inc (MWA)?
In terms of Mueller Water Products Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 17.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -31.37% from the previous closing price of $25.5. Analysts anticipate Mueller Water Products Inc stock to reach 22 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 13. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Mueller Water Products Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
