Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Watts Water Technologies (WTS)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Watts Water Technologies (NYSE: WTS):

• 1/8/2026 – Watts Water Technologies was given a new $275.00 price target on by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company.
• 1/8/2026 – Watts Water Technologies had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 1/5/2026 – Watts Water Technologies is now covered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $288.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Watts Water Technologies is now covered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They set a “hold” rating and a $288.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/29/2025 – Watts Water Technologies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/29/2025 – Watts Water Technologies was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/15/2025 – Watts Water Technologies had its “buy (b+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/13/2025 – Watts Water Technologies was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Watts Water Technologies is now covered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “hold” rating and a $300.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/1/2025 – Watts Water Technologies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/24/2025 – Watts Water Technologies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/17/2025 – Watts Water Technologies had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Watts Water Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Watts Water Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Watts Water Technologies news, CAO Virginia A. Halloran sold 605 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.78, for a total value of $167,451.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 13,412 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,712,173.36. This trade represents a 4.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Timothy P. Horne sold 6,814 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.32, for a total value of $1,855,588.48. Following the transaction, the insider owned 15,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,084,800. The trade was a 31.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 15,605 shares of company stock worth $4,296,387 in the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc is a global manufacturer and distributor of flow control products and solutions designed to ensure the safe, efficient delivery and use of water. Founded in 1874 and headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts, the company has built a reputation for engineering innovation in residential, commercial and industrial plumbing, heating, cooling and water treatment systems. Watts operates through a comprehensive portfolio of brands and product lines that address application-specific requirements in water safety, pressure regulation, flow control and filtration.

The company’s product offerings span backflow preventers, pressure reducing valves, relief valves and steam traps, as well as hydronic balancing and temperature control devices for heating systems.