Watts Water Ownership

WTS Stock  USD 211.05  4.10  1.98%   
The majority of Watts Water outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Watts Water Technologies to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Watts Water Technologies. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Watts Water Technologies as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-03-31
Previous Quarter
34 M
Current Value
34 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
35.1 M
Quarterly Volatility
1.4 M
 
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Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Watts Stock Ownership Analysis

About 99.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of Watts Water was at this time reported as 51.26. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.83. Watts Water Technologies recorded earning per share (EPS) of 8.69. The entity last dividend was issued on the 28th of February 2025. The firm had 2:1 split on the 16th of March 1994. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells products, solution, and systems that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through and out of buildings in the commercial and residential markets in the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts. Watts Water operates under Specialty Industrial Machinery classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 4597 people. For more information please call Robert Pagano at 978 688 1811 or visit https://www.watts.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Watts Water also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Watts Water's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Watts Water's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Watts Water Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

2.4 Billion

Watts Water Insider Trades History

Only 1.12% of Watts Water Technologies are currently held by insiders. Unlike Watts Water's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Watts Water's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Watts Water's insider trades
 
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Watts Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Watts Water is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Watts Water Technologies backward and forwards among themselves. Watts Water's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Watts Water's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al2024-12-31
467.3 K
Champlain Investment Partners, Llc2024-12-31
422 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
398.3 K
Victory Capital Management Inc.2024-12-31
386.4 K
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2024-12-31
331.1 K
Kbc Group Nv2024-12-31
323 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-12-31
319.7 K
Norges Bank2024-12-31
299.5 K
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-12-31
284.6 K
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
3.9 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
3.1 M
Note, although Watts Water's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Watts Water Technologies Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Watts Water insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Watts Water's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Watts Water insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Watts Water Outstanding Bonds

Watts Water issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Watts Water Technologies uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Watts bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Watts Water Technologies has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Watts Water Corporate Filings

F4
18th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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10K
18th of February 2025
Annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a company financial performance
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13th of February 2025
Other Reports
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8K
10th of February 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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