Watts Water Technologies (WTS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $214.98 +4.46 (+2.12%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$214.92 -0.06 (-0.03%) As of 05/2/2025 07:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Watts Water Technologies Short Interest DataWatts Water Technologies (WTS) has a short interest of 849,300 shares, representing 3.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.34% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, indicating that it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 169,416 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest849,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest846,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$168.66 millionShort Interest Ratio4.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares33,315,000 sharesFloat Size27,030,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.14%Today's Trading Volume143,848 sharesAverage Trading Volume169,416 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling Watts Water Technologies? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Watts Water Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWTS Short Interest Over TimeWTS Days to Cover Over TimeWTS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Watts Water Technologies Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 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 12/31/2024845,500 shares $171.89 million +2.9%3.1%5.8 $203.30 12/15/2024822,100 shares $179.14 million -8.9%3.0%5.7 $217.91 11/30/2024902,200 shares $194.69 million +1.8%3.3%6.8 $215.79 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WTS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Watts Water Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/2024886,100 shares $186.98 million +4.9%3.3%6.2 $211.02 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 $188.89Buffett’s favorite chart just hit 209% – here’s what that means for gold (Ad)A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the quiet buildup behind the scenes. 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Get Garrett’s Top Four picks now. 7/15/2021711,500 shares $102.28 million -8.7%2.6%4.8 $143.75 6/30/2021779,200 shares $113.69 million -17.8%2.9%5.3 $145.91 6/15/2021948,200 shares $135.12 million -9.7%3.5%6.5 $142.50 5/28/20211,050,000 shares $142.70 million -14.6%3.9%7.2 $135.90 5/14/20211,230,000 shares $170.45 million -8.9%4.5%7.7 $138.58 4/30/20211,350,000 shares $169.76 million +5.5%5.0%8.2 $125.75 4/15/20211,280,000 shares $151.82 million -2.3%4.7%8.4 $118.61 3/31/20211,310,000 shares $156.70 million -5.8%4.8%8.3 $119.62 3/15/20211,390,000 shares $170.80 million +20.9%5.1%8.1 $122.88 2/26/20211,150,000 shares $131.69 million -0.9%4.2%6.7 $114.51 2/12/20211,160,000 shares $144.55 million -0.9%4.3%7.5 $124.61 1/29/20211,170,000 shares $143.07 million +1.7%4.3%7.4 $122.28 1/15/20211,150,000 shares $150.19 million +1.8%4.3%6.8 $130.60 12/31/20201,130,000 shares $137.07 million -4.2%4.2%6.5 $121.30 12/15/20201,180,000 shares $138.69 million -9.9%4.4%6.5 $117.53 11/30/20201,310,000 shares $155.41 million +7.4%4.8%6.6 $118.63 10/30/20201,260,000 shares $139.05 million +3.3%4.7%5.9 $110.36 10/15/20201,220,000 shares $134.31 million -0.8%4.5%6.1 $110.09 9/30/20201,230,000 shares $123.18 million +13.9%4.6%6.4 $100.15 9/15/20201,080,000 shares $108.19 million +2.9%4.0%5.6 $100.18 8/31/20201,050,000 shares $100.54 million +11.7%3.9%6.1 $95.75 8/14/2020940,100 shares $88.76 million +0.6%3.5%5.9 $94.42 7/31/2020934,400 shares $78.39 million +4.4%3.5%6 $83.89 7/15/2020895,300 shares $72.90 million -1.3%3.3%5.5 $81.42 6/30/2020907,100 shares $73.23 million +23.4%3.3%5.3 $80.73 6/15/2020735,100 shares $59.35 million -8.2%2.7%4.2 $80.74 5/29/2020801,000 shares $67.81 million +1.7%3.0%4.2 $84.66 5/15/2020787,400 shares $58.17 million +19.9%2.9%4 $73.87 WTS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Watts Water Technologies' current short interest? 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 April 15th, investors have sold 849,300 shares of WTS short. 3.14% of Watts Water Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Watts Water Technologies' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Watts Water Technologies? 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 4.0. Learn More on Watts Water Technologies's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Watts Water Technologies? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Watts Water Technologies: Citadel Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Watts Water Technologies? 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. 3.14% of Watts Water Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Watts Water Technologies' short interest increasing or decreasing? Watts Water Technologies saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 849,300 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the previous total of 846,400 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. What is Watts Water Technologies' float size? Watts Water Technologies currently has issued a total of 33,315,000 shares. Some of Watts Water Technologies' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Watts Water Technologies currently has a public float of 27,030,000 shares. How does Watts Water Technologies' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.14% of Watts Water Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "industrial machinery" compare to Watts Water Technologies: Dover Co. (1.22%), Snap-on Incorporated (4.57%), Pentair plc (2.16%), Graco Inc. (1.45%), IDEX Co. (1.59%), ITT Inc. (1.43%), Woodward, Inc. (2.34%), Nordson Co. (2.46%), Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (1.61%), RBC Bearings Incorporated (1.80%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Watts Water Technologies stock? 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 $4.46 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. How does a short squeeze work against Watts Water Technologies? A short squeeze for Watts Water Technologies occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases 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. How often is Watts Water Technologies' short interest reported? 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 April, 15 2025. 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