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Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$356.01 +5.75 (+1.64%)
Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$356.02 +0.01 (+0.00%)
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Watts Water Technologies Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) had a short interest of 791,438 shares sold short, representing 2.39% of the public float. This marks a -2.00% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, meaning it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 169,767 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
791,438 shares
Previous Short Interest
807,593 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$289.96 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
33,380,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.39%
Today's Trading Volume
166,916 shares
Average Trading Volume
169,767 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
98%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/2026791,438 shares $289.96 million -2.0%2.4%4.56 $366.37
8/14/2026807,593 shares $310.67 million +9.0%2.4%3.83 $384.69
7/31/2026740,879 shares $256.39 million -11.6%2.2%3.94 $346.06
7/15/2026838,518 shares $292.97 million +1.6%2.5%3.06 $349.39
6/30/2026824,963 shares $323.59 million -45.1%2.5%1.04 $392.25
6/15/20261,502,348 shares $500.24 million +12.2%4.5%4.18 $332.97
5/29/20261,338,517 shares $413.09 million +24.5%4.0%4.08 $308.62
5/15/20261,075,512 shares $318.41 million +30.8%3.3%3.17 $296.06
4/30/2026822,299 shares $247.08 million +14.7%2.5%2.47 $300.48
4/15/2026717,101 shares $217.93 million +2.8%2.2%3.74 $303.91
3/31/2026697,837 shares $202.78 million +6.0%2.1%3.49 $290.59
3/13/2026658,330 shares $196.07 million -1.1%2.0%3.83 $297.83
2/27/2026665,806 shares $219.07 million -3.0%2.0%3.41 $329.04
2/13/2026686,602 shares $224.92 million +6.9%2.1%2.63 $327.59
1/30/2026642,459 shares $192.36 million -7.5%1.9%3.93 $299.41
1/15/2026694,547 shares $206.25 million -1.9%2.1%4.15 $296.96
12/31/2025707,791 shares $195.44 million -14.9%2.1%3.99 $276.13
12/15/2025831,301 shares $233.71 million -6.3%2.5%4.6 $281.14
11/28/2025887,001 shares $244.71 million +18.4%2.7%5.57 $275.88
11/14/2025749,304 shares $201.70 million +0.2%2.3%3.84 $269.18
10/31/2025747,502 shares $203.88 million -1.0%2.3%5.58 $272.75
10/15/2025754,800 shares $209.49 million +2.0%2.8%4.1 $277.54
9/30/2025740,000 shares $206.70 million -2.5%2.7%3.8 $279.32
9/15/2025759,200 shares $214.15 million -4.3%2.8%3.7 $282.07
8/31/2025793,200 shares $219.31 million +8.6%2.9%3.9 $276.49
8/15/2025730,600 shares $198.16 million -13.6%2.7%3.6 $271.23
7/31/2025845,500 shares $221.96 million -5.4%3.1%3.9 $262.52
7/15/2025893,800 shares $221.22 million -82.1%3.3%4.5 $247.50
6/30/20254,990,000 shares $1.23 billion +472.3%15.1%2.9 $246.51
6/15/2025872,000 shares $207.93 million -1.0%3.2%4.3 $238.45
5/31/2025880,700 shares $213.50 million -5.6%3.3%4.1 $242.42
5/15/2025932,600 shares $224.59 million +10.2%3.5%4.4 $240.82
4/30/2025846,600 shares $175.81 million -0.3%3.1%3.9 $207.67
4/15/2025849,300 shares $168.66 million +0.3%3.1%4.1 $198.58
3/31/2025846,400 shares $172.43 million +8.6%3.1%4.4 $203.72
3/15/2025779,500 shares $164.65 million -0.6%2.9%4.1 $211.23
2/28/2025783,800 shares $168.23 million +7.7%2.9%4.6 $214.63
2/15/2025727,600 shares $155.62 million -12.1%2.7%4.3 $213.89
1/31/2025828,000 shares $170.90 million -2.4%3.1%5 $206.40
1/15/2025848,500 shares $173.60 million +0.4%3.1%6 $204.60
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10/31/2024844,400 shares $160.93 million -3.9%3.1%5.9 $190.59
10/15/2024878,600 shares $182.05 million -5.1%3.3%5.8 $207.20
9/30/2024925,300 shares $191.77 million -1.6%3.4%5.9 $207.25
9/15/2024940,000 shares $182.84 million +0.8%3.5%5.5 $194.51
8/31/2024932,700 shares $183.46 million +12.5%3.5%5.3 $196.70
8/15/2024828,800 shares $153.77 million -7.3%3.1%4.7 $185.53
7/31/2024893,800 shares $185.52 million +4.6%3.3%5.1 $207.56
7/15/2024854,200 shares $164.21 million -2.0%3.2%5.1 $192.24
6/30/2024871,200 shares $159.75 million +14.6%3.2%5.5 $183.37
6/15/2024760,400 shares $142.35 million -1.1%2.8%5.1 $187.20
5/31/2024768,500 shares $153.00 million +10.7%2.8%5.5 $199.09
5/15/2024694,100 shares $151.08 million +1.4%2.6%5.5 $217.66
4/30/2024684,700 shares $135.95 million +13.3%2.5%4.8 $198.56
4/15/2024604,400 shares $120.67 million -0.9%2.2%4.7 $199.65
3/31/2024609,600 shares $129.57 million -1.3%2.3%5 $212.55
3/15/2024617,700 shares $126.04 million +3.5%2.3%5 $204.04
2/29/2024596,900 shares $121.74 million -13.3%2.2%4.8 $203.96
2/15/2024688,500 shares $138.73 million -1.0%2.6%5.7 $201.49
1/31/2024695,500 shares $137.50 million -0.3%2.6%6.5 $197.70
1/15/2024697,300 shares $138.55 million -0.4%2.6%6.1 $198.69
12/31/2023700,200 shares $145.88 million +2.2%2.6%5.5 $208.34
12/15/2023685,200 shares $140.35 million +6.5%2.5%5.5 $204.83
11/30/2023643,600 shares $123.84 million +5.9%2.4%5.1 $192.42
11/15/2023607,500 shares $117.34 million +1.7%2.3%4.9 $193.15
10/31/2023597,500 shares $103.39 million +30.2%2.2%5 $173.03
10/15/2023459,000 shares $81.77 million 0.0%1.7%4.1 $178.14
9/30/2023459,200 shares $79.36 million -5.9%1.7%4.8 $172.82
9/15/2023487,900 shares $86.89 million -0.1%1.8%4.9 $178.10
8/31/2023488,500 shares $92.27 million +13.3%1.8%4.9 $188.89
8/15/2023431,200 shares $80.97 million -7.3%1.6%4.2 $187.78
7/31/2023465,100 shares $86.70 million -8.9%1.7%4.3 $186.42
7/15/2023510,700 shares $92.86 million -10.1%1.9%4.5 $181.83
6/30/2023567,900 shares $104.42 million -6.1%2.1%5.1 $183.87
6/15/2023604,900 shares $107.64 million -7.2%2.2%5.3 $177.95
5/31/2023651,900 shares $103.29 million -3.2%2.4%5.2 $158.45
5/15/2023673,500 shares $111.05 million -3.5%2.5%5.3 $164.88
4/30/2023698,000 shares $112.89 million -1.2%2.6%5 $161.73
4/15/2023706,500 shares $113.11 million +4.4%2.6%5.3 $160.10
3/31/2023676,900 shares $113.94 million +1.9%2.5%5 $168.32
3/15/2023664,500 shares $108.21 million -0.5%2.5%5.1 $162.84
2/28/2023667,700 shares $117.00 million -1.5%2.5%5.4 $175.23
2/15/2023677,600 shares $120.50 million -15.3%2.5%5.5 $177.83
1/31/2023799,600 shares $130.75 million +4.4%3.0%6.9 $163.52
1/15/2023766,300 shares $121.27 million +0.3%2.9%6.5 $158.26
12/30/2022763,900 shares $111.71 million +37.8%2.8%6.5 $146.23
12/15/2022554,300 shares $80.17 million -5.3%2.1%4.7 $144.64
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6/30/2022569,900 shares $70.01 million -9.5%2.1%3.7 $122.84
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5/31/2022632,300 shares $82.72 million +27.3%2.3%4.1 $130.83
5/15/2022496,800 shares $65.22 million +3.4%1.8%3 $131.28
4/30/2022480,500 shares $61.24 million +0.1%1.8%2.4 $127.46
4/15/2022480,200 shares $62.99 million -7.9%1.8%1.5 $131.18
3/31/2022521,600 shares $72.81 million -3.1%1.9%1.7 $139.59
3/15/2022538,300 shares $77.48 million +26.3%2.0%1.8 $143.93
2/28/2022426,200 shares $61.35 million -10.5%1.6%1.4 $143.95
2/15/2022476,100 shares $69.76 million +28.2%1.8%1.6 $146.52
1/31/2022371,300 shares $56.89 million -12.3%1.4%1.4 $153.21
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WTS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Watts Water Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 791,438 shares of WTS short. 2.39% of Watts Water Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Watts Water Technologies' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. WTS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.6. Learn More on Watts Water Technologies's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.39% of Watts Water Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Watts Water Technologies saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 791,438 shares, a drop of 2.0% from the previous total of 807,593 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

2.39% of Watts Water Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Watts Water Technologies: Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (1.48%), Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (2.72%), Pegasystems Inc. (12.43%), Woodward, Inc. (1.89%), Donaldson Company, Inc. (2.42%), Dover Corporation (3.79%), Graco Inc. (4.06%), ITT Inc. (7.29%), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (3.10%), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (2.84%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WTS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Watts Water Technologies as its price is falling. WTS shares are trading up $5.75 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Watts Water Technologies occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of WTS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including WTS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like WTS:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:WTS is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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