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As of close of business last night, Watts Water Technologies, Inc’s stock clocked out at $241.05, up 0.22% from its previous closing price of $240.52. In other words, the price has increased by $0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.22 million shares were traded. WTS stock price reached its highest trading level at $245.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $240.36.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WTS’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.53 and its Current Ratio is at 2.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
On April 16, 2025, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $229.
On December 17, 2024, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $240.Deutsche Bank initiated its Hold rating on December 17, 2024, with a $240 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 28 ’25 when HORNE TIMOTHY P sold 7,000 shares for $241.85 per share. The transaction valued at 1,692,950 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Barry Monica sold 768 shares of WTS for $188,467 on May 13 ’25. The Chief HR Officer now owns 6,236 shares after completing the transaction at $245.40 per share. On May 13 ’25, another insider, Barry Monica, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 768 shares for $245.40 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WTS now has a Market Capitalization of 8027471360 and an Enterprise Value of 7903561728. As of this moment, Watts’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.529 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.2.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WTS is 1.13, which has changed by 0.29297864 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WTS has reached a high of $248.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $175.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.03%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WTS traded 213.98K shares on average per day over the past three months and 171420 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 27.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.04M. Insiders hold about 18.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.72% stake in the company. Shares short for WTS as of 1748563200 were 880695 with a Short Ratio of 4.12, compared to 1745971200 on 846592. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 880695 and a Short% of Float of 4.97.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.72, WTS has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.81. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0071511725The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.76. The current Payout Ratio is 18.98% for WTS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-30 with an ex-dividend date of 1748563200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1994-03-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
