Watts Water price target raised to $218 from $202 at Stifel

Stifel raised the firm’s price target on Watts Water (WTS) to $218 from $202 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. Global industrial stocks having materially outperformed the growth in earnings with 2024 EPS growth of 10% for the group, notes the analyst, who has “concerns in several areas,” but is “relatively bullish that growth will be similar in 2025.” However, the firm thinks stocks in the group “may have overshot the mark in the short term,” the analyst added.