Insider Selling: Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) Major Shareholder Sells $1,855,588.48 in Stock

25 Nov 2025, 16:04 by Amy Steele · The Cerbat Gem

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:WTS – Get Free Report) major shareholder Timothy Horne sold 6,814 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.32, for a total value of $1,855,588.48. Following the sale, the insider owned 15,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,084,800. This trade represents a 31.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Watts Water Technologies Trading Up 2.7%

NYSE WTS traded up $7.28 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $277.66. The stock had a trading volume of 92,967 shares, compared to its average volume of 189,110. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $177.59 and a twelve month high of $287.89. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $275.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $263.12. The company has a market capitalization of $9.26 billion, a PE ratio of 29.86, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The technology company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.29 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $611.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $576.20 million. Watts Water Technologies had a net margin of 13.63% and a return on equity of 18.11%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.03 EPS. Watts Water Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Watts Water Technologies, Inc. will post 9.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Watts Water Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. Watts Water Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.47%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Watts Water Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTS. MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Watts Water Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Watts Water Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Watts Water Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Watts Water Technologies by 156.9% during the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 131 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC bought a new stake in Watts Water Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WTS has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Watts Water Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Watts Water Technologies in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Watts Water Technologies from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Watts Water Technologies from $287.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Watts Water Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $264.25.

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