Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures products that help manage the safety, efficiency, and quality of water in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial systems. Its offerings are used in plumbing, heating, water distribution, and drainage applications.

The company’s product portfolio includes backflow prevention devices, pressure regulators, safety and relief valves, water quality and conditioning equipment, leak detection products, drainage systems, and hydronic and HVAC components. Watts sells products under brands that include Watts, Ames, FEBCO, Powers, and other specialized brands.

Founded in 1874 by Joseph Watts, the company is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts. Watts serves customers through operations and distribution networks across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, supplying products to wholesalers, plumbing and mechanical contractors, engineers, original equipment manufacturers, and other commercial and industrial customers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $346.68 to $354.04
• 50-Day Range: $347.30 to $392.90
• 52-Week Range: $260.00 to $394.54
• Volume: 279,097 shs
• Average Volume: 204,811 shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.75
• Dividend Yield: 0.72%
• Price Target: $367.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Watts Water Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Watts Water Technologies scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 318th out of 659 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Watts Water Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Watts Water Technologies is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Watts Water Technologies has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Watts Water Technologies are expected to grow by 8.62% in the coming year, from $12.87 to $13.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Watts Water Technologies is 29.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Watts Water Technologies is 29.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Watts Water Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 3.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Watts Water Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 5.77. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.27% of the float of Watts Water Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Watts Water Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.66, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Watts Water Technologies has recently increased by 0.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Watts Water Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.72%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Watts Water Technologies has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Watts Water Technologies is 22.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Watts Water Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.03% next year. This indicates that Watts Water Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Watts Water Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Watts Water Technologies this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Watts Water Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,685,145.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Watts Water Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.02% of the stock of Watts Water Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Building Products
• Sub-Industry: Building Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WTS
• CIK: 795403
• Web: www.wattswater.com
• Phone: (978) 688-1811
• Fax: 978-794-1848
• Employees: 5,700
• Year Founded: 1874

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Watts Water Technologies: $367.70
• High Price Target: $425.00
• Low Price Target: $275.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.26
• P/E Growth: 3.41
• Net Income: $340.80 million
• Net Margins: 14.34%
• Pretax Margin: 19.02%
• Return on Equity: 19.16%
• Return on Assets: 13.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 2.66
• Quick Ratio: 1.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.80
• Cash Flow: $12.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.37
• Book Value: $60.82 per share
• Price / Book: 5.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,380,000
• Free Float: 33,049,000
• Market Cap: $11.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.15