Analysts Set Expectations for WTS Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Watts Water Technologies is projected to earn $2.18 per share in Q3 2025, with a full-year earnings estimate of $9.08 per share according to Seaport Res Ptn.
• In its most recent quarter, the company reported $3.09 EPS, exceeding analyst expectations of $2.68 EPS and showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 7.8% to $643.70 million.
• Watts Water Technologies announced a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.8%, payable on September 15th.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:WTS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Watts Water Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, August 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak expects that the technology company will post earnings of $2.18 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Watts Water Technologies' current full-year earnings is $9.08 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Watts Water Technologies' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.13 EPS.

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The technology company reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.41. Watts Water Technologies had a return on equity of 18.11% and a net margin of 13.63%. The company had revenue of $643.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $612.15 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.46 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

WTS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Watts Water Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Watts Water Technologies from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating on shares of Watts Water Technologies in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Northcoast Research lowered Watts Water Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $245.50.

Watts Water Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Watts Water Technologies stock traded down $3.19 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $271.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 156,366 shares, compared to its average volume of 247,480. 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 has a 12-month low of $177.59 and a 12-month high of $278.20. The company has a market capitalization of $9.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $253.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $227.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FORA Capital LLC bought a new position in Watts Water Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $356,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Watts Water Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $235,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in Watts Water Technologies by 165.3% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,971 shares of the technology company's stock worth $731,000 after buying an additional 1,851 shares during the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Watts Water Technologies by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,700 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,402,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Watts Water Technologies by 110.2% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,472 shares of the technology company's stock worth $608,000 after purchasing an additional 1,296 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.02% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Joseph T. Noonan sold 713 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.45, for a total value of $195,682.85. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,194 shares of the company's stock, valued at $327,693.30. This represents a 37.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Timothy P. Horne sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $241.85, for a total value of $1,692,950.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Watts Water Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a $0.52 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Watts Water Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 22.37%.

About Watts Water Technologies

Watts Water Technologies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, supplies products and solutions that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through, and out of buildings in the commercial, industrial, and residential markets in the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.