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WAT

Waters Corp

May 05 • 04:00PM ET

342.75

+40.87 13.54 %

Healthcare • Diagnostics & Research • USA • Large • NYSE

May 05, 1:11 PMWaters tops Q1 expectations, raises 2026 outlook and targets 100 bps annual margin expansion through 2030 backed by $55M synergies

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	31.84	EPS (ttm)	10.77	Insider Own	0.09%	Shs Outstand	98.17M	Perf Week	13.97%
Market Cap	33.65B	Forward P/E	21.02	EPS next Y	16.31	Insider Trans	1.73%	Shs Float	98.08M	Perf Month	12.71%
Enterprise Value	38.40B	PEG	1.88	EPS next Q	2.98	Inst Own	60.76%	Short Float	3.80%	Perf Quarter	-9.55%
Income	642.63M	P/S	8.92	EPS this Y	9.82%	Inst Trans	19.14%	Short Ratio	2.95	Perf Half Y	-1.96%
Sales	3.77B	P/B	7.97	EPS next Y	13.09%	ROA	13.35%	Short Interest	3.73M	Perf YTD	-9.76%
Book/sh	43.01	P/C	72.83	EPS next 5Y	11.19%	ROE	29.28%	52W High	414.15 -17.24%	Perf Year	-1.62%
Cash/sh	4.71	P/FCF	65.14	EPS past 3/5Y	-2.83% 5.19%	ROIC	3.13%	52W Low	275.05 24.61%	Perf 3Y	15.49%
Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	36.54	Sales past 3/5Y	2.12% 6.00%	Gross Margin	50.37%	Volatility	4.03% 3.45%	Perf 5Y	11.12%
Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	10.18	EPS Y/Y TTM	0.47%	Oper. Margin	19.41%	ATR (14)	13.78	Perf 10Y	161.44%
Dividend Ex-Date	-	Quick Ratio	1.27	Sales Y/Y TTM	26.39%	Profit Margin	17.04%	RSI (14)	62.80	Recom	1.96
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -	Current Ratio	1.73	EPS Q/Q	-143.12%	SMA20	7.70%	Beta	1.14	Target Price	394.60
Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	0.34	Sales Q/Q	91.48%	SMA50	10.81%	Rel Volume	1.71	Prev Close	301.88
Employees	7900	LT Debt/Eq	0.34	Earnings	May 05 BMO	SMA200	2.26%	Avg Volume	1.27M	Price	342.75
IPO	Nov 17, 1995	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	17.04% 5.30%	Trades		Volume	2,131,047	Change	13.54%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-06-26	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$350
Feb-10-26	Resumed	Evercore ISI	In-line	$360
Feb-10-26	Resumed	Citigroup	Buy	$425
Feb-10-26	Resumed	Barclays	Overweight	$400
Jan-06-26	Initiated	Guggenheim	Buy	$440
Jan-05-26	Initiated	William Blair	Outperform
Dec-10-25	Upgrade	Wolfe Research	Peer Perform → Outperform	$480
Dec-02-25	Initiated	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	$423
Oct-08-25	Initiated	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Buy	$390
Mar-31-25	Upgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Sector Weight → Overweight	$460
Mar-26-25	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$396 → $407
Feb-13-25	Upgrade	Scotiabank	Sector Perform → Sector Outperform	$450
Feb-10-25	Upgrade	Barclays	Underweight → Equal Weight	$360 → $415
Jan-10-25	Upgrade	Bernstein	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$430
Dec-23-24	Initiated	Scotiabank	Sector Perform
Oct-08-24	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$355 → $415
Aug-28-24	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$380
Aug-01-24	Upgrade	Leerink Partners	Market Perform → Outperform	$325 → $375
Jun-03-24	Resumed	Jefferies	Hold	$320
Nov-13-23	Downgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Underweight	$270 → $230

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May-05-26 12:53PM	Waters Corporation Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby) +13.54%
07:48AM	Waters Shares Climb 5% After Strong Q1 Earnings Beat (InvestorsHub)
06:08AM	Waters: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:00AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Apr-24-26 12:33PM	Becton Dickinson at 13x Earnings: MedTech's Most Mispriced Compounder (GuruFocus.com)
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Apr-20-26 04:15PM	Waters Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire)
11:18AM	EY on the current state of the medtech industry (Medical Device Network)
Apr-15-26 08:00AM	Waters Announces CE Mark for Next-Generation Fully Automated BD BACTEC FXI Culture System for Bloodstream Infection Diagnosis (PR Newswire)
Apr-14-26 08:00AM	Waters Debuts Industry-First Extended-Range MALS Detector for UHPLC/UPLC, Powering Rapid Characterization of Large Molecules (PR Newswire)
Apr-08-26 08:00AM	Waters Announces FDA Clearance of the Most Comprehensive At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Tool, the Onclarity HPV Self-Collection Kit and FDA-Approved HPV Assay (PR Newswire)
Mar-18-26 06:00AM	Waters Prices Offering of Senior Notes (PR Newswire)
Mar-09-26 08:00AM	Waters Flagship ARES-G3 Rheometer Sets New Benchmark for Data Quality at Breakthrough Speed (PR Newswire)
Mar-06-26 07:28PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Mar-05-26 12:00PM	Waters (WAT) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? (Zacks)
Mar-03-26 11:05PM	3 Reasons to Sell WAT and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
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09:35AM	Down 19% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Waters (WAT) (Zacks)
Mar-02-26 11:03PM	3 Reasons to Avoid WAT and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Feb-27-26 09:55AM	Waters (WAT) Could Find a Support Soon, Here's Why You Should Buy the Stock Now (Zacks)
Feb-23-26 04:45PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the TD Cowen Health Care Conference (PR Newswire)
Feb-20-26 12:02PM	What Are Wall Street Analysts' Target Price for Waters Corporation Stock? (Barchart)
Feb-18-26 11:33PM	1 S&P 500 Stock on Our Buy List and 2 We Ignore (StockStory)
Feb-17-26 08:00AM	Waters Introduces Next-Generation Microflow LC Columns with MaxPeak Premier Technology, Delivering Higher Sensitivity with Lower Sample and Solvent Usage (PR Newswire)
Feb-13-26 01:11PM	Waters Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
09:35AM	Down 19.0% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Waters (WAT) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround (Zacks)
12:33AM	WAT Q4 Deep Dive: Acquisition Integrates BD Biosciences, Margin Pressures Offset Revenue Growth (StockStory)
Feb-11-26 08:11AM	Waters resumed with an In Line at Evercore ISI (TipRanks)
Feb-10-26 02:17PM	What's Going On With Becton Dickinson Stock Tuesday? (Benzinga)
Feb-09-26 06:01PM	Waters Corp. shares slide after Q4 earnings report. Here's why (The Milford Daily News) -13.94%
04:42PM	Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Reports Q4 CY2025 In Line With Expectations (StockStory)
04:34PM	Stocks Settle Higher on Strength in Tech (Barchart)
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04:01PM	Waters Corp (WAT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and Strategic Acquisitions (GuruFocus.com)
01:16PM	Software Stocks Rebound, Silver Rallies 6% To $82: What's Moving Markets Monday? (Benzinga)
12:36PM	Why Is Waters Stock Sinking Monday? (Benzinga)
11:19AM	Waters Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
11:11AM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
10:01AM	Stocks Slip Ahead of this Week's US News on Jobs and Inflation (Barchart)
09:23AM	Becton Dickinson Slashes Profit Outlook Post-Spinoff (Benzinga)
08:40AM	Waters Completes Combination with BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Businesses (PR Newswire)
08:40AM	BD Completes Combination of Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business with Waters Corporation (PR Newswire)
07:45AM	Waters (WAT) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
06:50AM	Waters: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:30AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Feb-05-26 10:00AM	Waters (WAT) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Feb-02-26 07:49PM	Waters Corporation (WAT): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Jan-31-26 11:37AM	Becton, Dickinson Shareholders Approve All Proposals at Annual Meeting, Recap Record FY2025 (MarketBeat)
Jan-30-26 08:15PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Jan-27-26 09:25AM	Waters Shareholders Approve Combination with BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business (PR Newswire)
09:25AM	BD Announces Record Date for the Spin-Off of its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business (PR Newswire)
Jan-26-26 01:29PM	Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages WAT, TWO, UBFO, ALEX Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their Rights (PR Newswire)
Jan-20-26 01:00PM	Waters Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire)
Jan-15-26 08:12AM	Waters Corporation Earnings Preview: What to Expect (Barchart)
Jan-13-26 10:18AM	Waters Corporation expands into biosciences and diagnostics (Medical Device Network)
09:22AM	Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in WAT Stock? (Zacks)
Jan-08-26 11:52AM	Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages WTRG, MBCN, WAT Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their Rights (PR Newswire)
Dec-23-25 11:00AM	Waters Corporation to Present at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 12, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Dec-18-25 10:31PM	Q3 Rundown: Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Vs Other Research Tools & Consumables Stocks (StockStory)
Dec-16-25 11:21AM	Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages WAT, CSGS, SWKS Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their Rights (PR Newswire)
Dec-14-25 04:10AM	Street Calls of the Week (Investing.com)
Dec-11-25 09:45AM	Waters (WAT) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
09:19AM	Is Waters Corporation Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq? (Barchart)
Dec-10-25 11:13AM	Fed Cuts Rates for Third Time This Year, Signals One More in 2026 (Barchart)
Dec-09-25 11:03PM	3 Reasons to Sell WAT and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Dec-04-25 11:30AM	Why Is Waters (WAT) Up 6.9% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
12:05AM	Jim Cramer on Waters Corporation: "I Think It Should Be Loved on Wall Street (Insider Monkey)
Nov-24-25 07:23PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Nov-21-25 07:01AM	Waters Corporation Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish? (Barchart)
Nov-11-25 02:00PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in London (PR Newswire)
08:00AM	Waters Boosts Lab Productivity and Sample Throughput with Launch of its Charged Aerosol Detector Designed for Empower Software (PR Newswire)
Nov-06-25 07:13AM	Becton Dickinson tops Q4 profit forecast, guides above consensus for 2026 (Investing.com)
Nov-05-25 12:04PM	Waters Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenue Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-04-25 04:01PM	Waters Corp (WAT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and Raised Guidance (GuruFocus.com) +6.29%
02:15PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
11:56AM	Why Is Waters Corporation (WAT) Stock Soaring Today (StockStory)
07:15AM	Waters Corporation (WAT) Slipped Following the Acquisition Announcement (Insider Monkey)
07:10AM	Waters (WAT) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
06:46AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Beats Q3 Sales Expectations (StockStory)
06:12AM	Waters: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:00AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Nov-02-25 10:06PM	Waters Corporation (WAT) Q3 Earnings: What To Expect (StockStory)
Oct-30-25 10:00AM	Globus Medical (GMED) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q3 Release (Zacks)
Oct-28-25 10:00AM	Waters (WAT) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Oct-25-25 05:58PM	What You Need to Know Ahead of Waters Corporation's Earnings Release (Barchart)
Oct-13-25 08:05AM	Waters Launches Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry Technology to Accelerate the Development of Next-Generation Biotherapeutics (PR Newswire)
Oct-08-25 11:35AM	Why Waters Corporation (WAT) Stock Is Up Today (StockStory)
12:04AM	3 Reasons to Sell WAT and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Oct-01-25 12:00PM	Waters Corporation Schedules Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire) +6.67%
Sep-25-25 02:55PM	RBC starts Becton Dickinson at Sector Perform, sees limited upside until 2027 (Investing.com)
Sep-22-25 06:53AM	Mesa Labs (MLAB) Stock Jumps 5.7%: Will It Continue to Soar? (Zacks)
Sep-19-25 08:00AM	Is Waters Stock Underperforming the S&P 500? (Barchart)
Sep-08-25 07:36PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Sep-05-25 12:46PM	Why Waters Corporation (WAT) Stock Is Up Today (StockStory)
Sep-03-25 11:30AM	Waters (WAT) Up 5.4% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? (Zacks)
Sep-02-25 03:56PM	Why Waters Corporation (WAT) Shares Are Trading Lower Today (StockStory)
Aug-27-25 07:48AM	Waters Corporation Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings (Barchart)
Aug-26-25 11:34PM	Winners And Losers Of Q2: Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Vs The Rest Of The Research Tools & Consumables Stocks (StockStory)
04:10PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire)
Aug-18-25 12:23AM	Waters (WAT) Posts Its Financial Results for Q2 2025 (Insider Monkey)
Aug-13-25 12:18AM	5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Waters Corporation's Q2 Earnings Call (StockStory)
12:06AM	WAT Q2 CY2025 Deep Dive: Results Ahead of Expectations as Product Innovation and Integration Opportunities Shape Outlook (StockStory)
Aug-05-25 12:25PM	Waters Holds Jefferies Buy Rating Despite Target Cut, with BD Merger Poised to Boost Long-Term Growth (Insider Monkey)

Waters Corp. engages in the provision of workflow solutions involving liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis. It operates through the Waters and TA (TA Instruments) segments. The Waters segment consists of liquid chromatography instruments, mass spectrometry, and precision chemistry consumable products and services. The TA segment products and services include thermal analysis, rheometry and calorimetry instrument systems, and service sales. The company was founded by James Logan Waters in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, MA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Jiang Wei	Director	Mar 16 '26	Buy	289.46	500	144,730	3,441	Mar 18 04:37 PM
FEARON RICHARD H	Director	Mar 06 '26	Buy	306.34	1,000	306,340	3,302	Mar 10 04:21 PM
KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A	Director	Nov 05 '25	Option Exercise	130.35	3,761	490,246	18,796	Nov 07 07:00 PM

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