Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US9427491025

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Christopher Conway. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Christopher Conway has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:WTS / Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Director 11,756
US:CLC / CLARCOR Inc. President and CEO 0
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Christopher Conway. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases WTS / Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in WTS / Watts Water Technologies, Inc.. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

WTS / Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales WTS / Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in WTS / Watts Water Technologies, Inc.. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

WTS / Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Christopher Conway as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2023-07-31 2023-07-31 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 713 11,756 6.46
2022-08-01 2022-08-01 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,019 11,043 10.17
2021-08-02 2021-08-02 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 794 10,024 8.60
2020-07-27 2020-07-27 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,359 9,230 17.27
2019-07-30 2019-07-29 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,381 7,871 21.28
2018-07-31 2018-07-30 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,356 6,490 26.41
2017-08-01 2017-08-01 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,569 5,134 44.01
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -12,121 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -16,908 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -12,898 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -5,000 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -1,704 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -1,419 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -1,467 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -737 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -90,000 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -60,000 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -28,750 0 -100.00
2017-03-02 2017-02-28 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -96,917 0 -100.00 83.00 -8,044,111
2017-02-07 2017-02-06 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
G - Gift -7,725 96,917 -7.38 82.89 -640,325 8,033,450
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -30,000 90,000 -25.00 83.00 -2,490,000 7,470,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -60,000 60,000 -50.00 83.00 -4,980,000 4,980,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -86,250 28,750 -75.00 83.00 -7,158,750 2,386,250
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -100,000 0 -100.00 83.00 -8,300,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -70,000 0 -100.00 83.00 -5,810,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -40,000 0 -100.00 83.00 -3,320,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -15,000 0 -100.00 83.00 -1,245,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -10,000 0 -100.00 83.00 -830,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -5,000 0 -100.00 83.00 -415,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -22,332 104,642 -17.59 83.00 -1,853,556 8,685,286
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 30,000 126,974 30.94 46.45 1,393,500 5,897,942
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -51,700 96,974 -34.77 83.00 -4,291,100 8,048,842
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 60,000 148,674 67.66 63.22 3,793,200 9,399,170
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -73,323 88,674 -45.26 83.00 -6,085,809 7,359,942
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 86,250 161,997 113.87 61.57 5,310,412 9,974,155
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -73,556 75,747 -49.27 83.00 -6,105,148 6,287,001
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 100,000 149,303 202.83 45.19 4,519,000 6,747,003
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -53,800 49,303 -52.18 83.00 -4,465,400 4,092,149
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 70,000 103,103 211.46 49.91 3,493,700 5,145,871
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -28,771 33,103 -46.50 83.00 -2,387,993 2,747,549
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 40,000 61,874 182.87 42.86 1,714,400 2,651,920
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -9,682 21,874 -30.68 83.00 -803,606 1,815,542
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 15,000 31,556 90.60 32.30 484,500 1,019,259
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -6,488 16,556 -28.15 83.00 -538,504 1,374,148
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 10,000 23,044 76.66 32.78 327,800 755,382
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -3,427 13,044 -20.81 83.00 -284,441 1,082,652
2017-01-23 2017-01-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 5,000 16,471 43.59 36.48 182,400 600,862
2017-01-23 2017-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -2,500 5,000 -33.33 83.00 -207,500 415,000
2017-01-23 2017-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -990 11,471 -7.94 83.00 -82,170 952,093
2017-01-23 2017-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 2,500 12,461 25.10 83.00 207,500 1,034,263
2016-12-27 2016-12-23 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
G - Gift -7,300 9,961 -42.29 82.25 -600,425 819,292
2016-12-20 2016-12-19 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 28,984 28,984 82.33 2,386,253 2,386,253
2016-12-20 2016-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -2,000 0 -100.00 82.37 -164,740
2016-12-20 2016-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -792 17,261 -4.39 82.37 -65,237 1,421,789
2016-12-20 2016-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 2,000 18,053 12.46 82.37 164,740 1,487,026
2016-12-20 2016-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -1,706 1,704 -50.03 82.37 -140,523 140,358
2016-12-20 2016-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -676 16,053 -4.04 82.37 -55,682 1,322,286
2016-12-20 2016-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 1,706 16,729 11.36 82.37 140,523 1,377,968
2016-08-05 2016-08-04 4 WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,837 3,565 106.31
2016-07-13 2016-07-12 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -1,500 0 -100.00 33.75 -50,625
2016-07-13 2016-07-12 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
S - Sale -1,500 15,023 -9.08 62.18 -93,270 934,130
2016-07-13 2016-07-12 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 1,500 16,523 9.98 33.75 50,625 557,651
2016-07-12 2016-07-08 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -2,000 0 -100.00 28.13 -56,260
2016-07-12 2016-07-08 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
S - Sale -2,000 15,023 -11.75 60.81 -121,620 913,549
2016-07-12 2016-07-08 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 2,000 17,023 13.31 28.13 56,260 478,857
2016-01-21 2016-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -2,500 7,500 -25.00 46.74 -116,850 350,550
2016-01-21 2016-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -990 15,023 -6.18 46.74 -46,273 702,175
2016-01-21 2016-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 2,500 16,013 18.50 46.74 116,850 748,448
2016-01-19 2016-01-18 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 12,898 12,898 46.45 599,112 599,112
2016-01-19 2016-01-18 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 120,000 120,000 46.45 5,574,000 5,574,000
2015-12-18 2015-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -2,000 2,000 -50.00 48.56 -97,120 97,120
2015-12-18 2015-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -839 13,513 -5.85 48.56 -40,742 656,191
2015-12-18 2015-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 2,000 14,352 16.19 48.56 97,120 696,933
2015-12-18 2015-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -1,706 3,410 -33.35 48.85 -83,338 166,578
2015-12-18 2015-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -716 12,352 -5.48 48.85 -34,977 603,395
2015-12-18 2015-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 1,706 13,068 15.01 48.85 83,338 638,372
2015-12-14 2015-12-11 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -1,329 0 -100.00 47.15 -62,662
2015-12-14 2015-12-11 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -558 11,362 -4.68 47.15 -26,310 535,718
2015-12-14 2015-12-11 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
J - Other 68 11,920 0.57 59.22 4,027 705,902
2015-12-14 2015-12-11 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 1,329 11,852 12.63 47.15 62,662 558,822
2015-07-30 2015-07-28 4/A WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
Class A Common Stock
A - Award 1,728 1,728
2015-01-21 2015-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 10,000 10,000 63.22 632,200 632,200
2015-01-21 2015-01-20 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 120,000 120,000 63.22 7,586,400 7,586,400
2014-12-19 2014-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise -5,728 372,568 -1.51 62.99 -360,807 23,468,058
2014-12-19 2014-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -2,403 10,523 -18.59
2014-12-19 2014-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 5,728 12,926 79.58 62.99 360,807 814,209
2013-12-18 2013-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -4,024 378,296 -1.05 61.57 -247,758 23,291,685
2013-12-18 2013-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -1,688 7,198 -19.00 61.57 -103,930 443,181
2013-12-18 2013-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 4,024 8,886 82.76 61.57 247,758 547,111
2013-12-18 2013-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 6,822 382,320 1.82
2013-12-18 2013-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 115,000 375,498 44.15 61.57 7,080,550 23,119,412
2013-12-18 2013-12-16 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
J - Other 491 4,862 11.23
2012-12-19 2012-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 8,000 260,498 3.17
2012-12-19 2012-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
A - Award 100,000 252,498 65.57 45.19 4,519,000 11,410,385
2012-12-19 2012-12-17 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
J - Other 643 4,371 17.25
2012-12-14 2012-12-14 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
D - Sale to Issuer -2,024 152,498 -1.31 45.42 -91,930 6,926,459
2012-12-14 2012-12-14 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
F - Taxes -738 3,728 -16.52 45.42 -33,520 169,326
2012-12-14 2012-12-14 4 CLC CLARCOR INC.
Common Stock Par Value $1.00
M - Exercise 2,024 4,466 82.88 45.42 91,930 202,846
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)