Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp shares valued at $1,045,714 were sold by PETERSON MARK W on Nov 12 ’25. At $48.48 per share, PETERSON MARK W sold 21,570 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 318,561 shares worth approximately $14.83 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MARK PETERSON purchased 21,570 shares, netting a total of over 1,045,793 in proceeds.
Before that, JAHNKE TIMOTHY J had sold 10,539 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $500,708, the Director traded Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp shares for $47.51 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,539 shares, worth approximately $7.89 million.
As published in their initiating research note from RBC Capital Mkts on January 05, 2026, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp [ZWS] has been a Sector perform and the price target has been revised to $49. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of April 16, 2025, Stifel has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for ZWS. Earlier on April 09, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for ZWS stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing ZWS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp [NYSE: ZWS] rose 0.84% to $46.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $45.8, but it reached a high of $46.66 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.80%. Over the course of the year, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp shares have jumped approximately 26.84%.
Is Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.69 million shares to 4.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.45 million shares. A decline of -14.49% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.0.
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In terms of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 53 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.82% from the previous closing price of $46.16. Analysts anticipate Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp stock to reach 58 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 49. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On March 12, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $40.
