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WAT

Waters Corp

Oct 31 • 04:00PM ET

349.60

+6.70 1.95 %

Healthcare • Diagnostics & Research • USA • NYSE

Peers: TMO DHR A BRKR MTD IQV PEN BIO

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	31.52	EPS (ttm)	11.09	Insider Own	0.12%	Shs Outstand	59.51M	Perf Week	-2.75%
Market Cap	20.81B	Forward P/E	24.58	EPS next Y	14.22	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	59.45M	Perf Month	8.60%
Enterprise Value	21.98B	PEG	3.08	EPS next Q	3.21	Inst Own	99.29%	Short Float	4.01%	Perf Quarter	22.41%
Income	661.39M	P/S	6.83	EPS this Y	9.50%	Inst Trans	-0.43%	Short Ratio	3.38	Perf Half Y	-0.24%
Sales	3.05B	P/B	9.63	EPS next Y	9.52%	ROA	14.43%	Short Interest	2.38M	Perf YTD	-5.76%
Book/sh	36.29	P/C	56.67	EPS next 5Y	10.23%	ROE	37.03%	52W High	423.56 -17.46%	Perf Year	7.68%
Cash/sh	6.17	P/FCF	33.60	EPS past 3/5Y	-1.39% 4.28%	ROIC	19.40%	52W Low	275.05 27.10%	Perf 3Y	15.87%
Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	21.01	Sales past 3/5Y	2.02% 4.22%	Gross Margin	57.51%	Volatility	2.50% 2.79%	Perf 5Y	58.69%
Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	7.22	EPS Y/Y TTM	10.61%	Oper. Margin	27.88%	ATR (14)	9.60	Perf 10Y	181.32%
Dividend Ex-Date	-	Quick Ratio	1.22	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.89%	Profit Margin	21.71%	RSI (14)	63.02	Recom	2.37
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -	Current Ratio	1.75	EPS Q/Q	2.71%	SMA20	2.88%	Beta	1.11	Target Price	359.46
Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	0.71	Sales Q/Q	8.86%	SMA50	10.44%	Rel Volume	0.86	Prev Close	342.90
Employees	7600	LT Debt/Eq	0.58	Earnings	Nov 04 BMO	SMA200	2.56%	Avg Volume	704.01K	Price	349.60
IPO	Nov 17, 1995	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	0.32% 3.03%	Trades		Volume	606,746	Change	1.95%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Sep-28-23	Initiated	Bernstein	Mkt Perform	$280
Jul-31-23	Downgrade	Evercore ISI	Outperform → In-line	$285 → $270
Jul-31-23	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Equal Weight	$275
Dec-14-22	Initiated	Deutsche Bank	Hold	$350
Aug-25-22	Initiated	Credit Suisse	Neutral	$345
Jul-20-22	Initiated	UBS	Neutral	$349
May-18-22	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight	$375
May-17-22	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Neutral	$320 → $330

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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)
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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%
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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)
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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)
03:09AM	Waters Corp (WAT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth and Raised Guidance (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-04-25 11:10AM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
07:10AM	Waters (WAT) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
06:15AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q2, Quarterly Revenue Guidance Slightly Exceeds Expectations (StockStory)
06:11AM	Waters: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:00AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Aug-02-25 11:06PM	Waters Corporation (WAT) Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect (StockStory)
Aug-01-25 09:45AM	Why Waters (WAT) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term (Zacks)
09:45AM	iRadimed (IRMD) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
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Jul-30-25 10:00AM	Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (TNDM) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Jul-28-25 12:10PM	Will Waters (WAT) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? (Zacks)
10:00AM	Waters (WAT) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release (Zacks)
Jul-21-25 07:30PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
04:08AM	Mass Spectrometry Company Evaluation Report 2025 \| Agilent, Thermo Fisher, and Waters Lead with Robust Portfolios, Strategic Expansions, and Innovation-Driven Growth (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-18-25 04:41AM	Jim Cramer Notes Waters' "Merger Was Greeted With Horrors" (Insider Monkey)
Jul-16-25 09:45AM	Are You a Growth Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick (Zacks)
Jul-15-25 02:47PM	Waters Corp. Deal for Becton Dickinson Unit a Long-Term Play With Some Risks (The Wall Street Journal)
10:25AM	Waters, BD Bioscience deal looks to be a good fit, says Stifel (TipRanks)
10:25AM	Waters deal adds variables to clean story, says Jefferies (TipRanks)
09:47AM	DoorDash, Southwest downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
09:12AM	BD Partners With Waters to Build High-Volume Diagnostics Leader (Zacks)
06:56AM	BD Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions and Waters to merge in $17.5bn deal (Medical Device Network)
Jul-14-25 03:11PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research) -13.81%
12:53PM	Stocks to Watch Monday: Tesla, Robinhood, Kenvue, Synopsys (The Wall Street Journal)
11:35AM	Why Waters Corporation (WAT) Stock Is Down Today (StockStory)
11:06AM	Waters Stock Is Falling on Deal to Combine With Becton Dickinson Unit (Barrons.com)
11:05AM	Autodesk & PTC, Becton Dickson & Waters, crypto: Trending Tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:31AM	Becton Dickinson Biosciences & Diagnostics Unit to Merge With Waters Corp. in $17.5 Billion Deal (The Wall Street Journal)
09:33AM	Stocks to Watch Monday: Kenvue, Tesla, Synopsys, Robinhood (The Wall Street Journal)
08:54AM	What to Expect From Waters Corporation's Next Quarterly Earnings Report (Barchart)
07:48AM	Becton Dickinson gets its spinoff deal, but the stock is still falling (MarketWatch)
07:02AM	Becton Dickinson Unit to Combine With Waters Corp. in $17.5B Deal (The Wall Street Journal)
07:02AM	Becton Dickinson Unit to Combine With Waters Corp. in $17.5 Billion Deal (The Wall Street Journal)
06:15AM	Waters and BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business to Combine, Creating a Life Science and Diagnostics Leader Focused on Regulated, High-Volume Testing (PR Newswire)
Jul-11-25 04:15PM	Waters Corporation Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire)
Jul-03-25 11:32PM	Winners And Losers Of Q1: Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Vs The Rest Of The Research Tools & Consumables Stocks (StockStory)
Jul-02-25 09:50AM	Why Waters (WAT) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term (Zacks)
Jun-30-25 09:45AM	Why This 1 Growth Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio (Zacks)
Jun-27-25 10:26AM	Waters price target raised to $375 from $370 at BofA (TipRanks)
Jun-26-25 05:58PM	The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Waters Corporation's Q1 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Jun-19-25 10:52AM	How Is Waters Corporation's Stock Performance Compared to Other Healthcare Stocks? (Barchart)
Jun-17-25 10:00AM	Waters Enhances Alliance iS HPLC System Software, Setting a New Standard for End-to-End Traceability and Data Integrity (PR Newswire)
Jun-16-25 12:03AM	3 Reasons WAT is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Jun-13-25 09:45AM	Here's Why Waters (WAT) is a Strong Growth Stock (Zacks)
Jun-05-25 11:31AM	Waters (WAT) Up 2.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? (Zacks)
Jun-04-25 09:50AM	Are You a Momentum Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick (Zacks)
Jun-03-25 08:00PM	Waters Sets a New Benchmark for Robustness and Sensitivity for High-Throughput Labs with the Xevo TQ Absolute XR Mass Spectrometer (PR Newswire)
Jun-02-25 08:00AM	Waters Sets a New Benchmark for Robustness and Sensitivity for High-Throughput Labs with the Xevo TQ Absolute XR Mass Spectrometer (PR Newswire)
May-28-25 09:45AM	Why Waters (WAT) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term (Zacks)
08:00AM	Waters Introduces BioResolve Protein A Affinity Columns to Accelerate Antibody Titer Measurement, Enhancing Process Agility and Batch Quality (PR Newswire)
May-21-25 08:00AM	Waters Acquires Halo Labs, Expanding Biological Analysis Portfolio (PR Newswire)
May-19-25 09:50AM	Why This 1 Momentum Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio (Zacks)
08:27AM	WAT Q1 Earnings Call: Instrument Demand and Targeted Pricing Drive Outperformance; Guidance Raised Amid Tariff Mitigation (StockStory)
May-16-25 11:00AM	Waters Corporation to Present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire)
May-15-25 07:48AM	Waters Corp's India business boosted by rush for weight-loss drugs (Reuters)
May-12-25 08:00PM	Waters Integrates Multi-Angle Light Scattering Detectors with Empower Software for Improved Biologics Quality Control and Simplified Regulatory Compliance (PR Newswire) +6.57%
09:45AM	Are You a Growth Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick (Zacks)
08:07AM	What Makes Waters Corporation (WAT) a Lucrative Investment? (Insider Monkey)
May-07-25 12:42PM	Waters Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenue Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
11:09AM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
03:04AM	Waters Corp (WAT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Instrument Sales and Raised Guidance ... (GuruFocus.com)
May-06-25 10:38PM	Q1 2025 Waters Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
11:12AM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
10:00AM	Waters (WAT) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
07:10AM	Waters (WAT) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
06:15AM	Waters Integrates Multi-Angle Light Scattering Detectors with Empower Software for Improved Biologics Quality Control and Simplified Regulatory Compliance (PR Newswire)
06:06AM	Waters: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:00AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
May-01-25 10:01AM	Earnings Preview: Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (SRTS) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
09:15AM	What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Waters (WAT) Q1 Earnings (Zacks)
07:40AM	Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) Beats Q1 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
Apr-29-25 11:45AM	Baron Health Care Fund Q1 2025 Top Net Purchases And Sales (Seeking Alpha)
10:01AM	Waters (WAT) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Apr-27-25 02:22PM	Baron Health Care Fund Q1 2025 Shareholder Letter (Seeking Alpha)
01:08PM	3 S&P 500 Stocks with Mounting Challenges (StockStory)
Apr-25-25 12:10PM	Will Waters (WAT) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Apr-24-25 05:00PM	STAAR Surgical Announces Changes to Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Apr-10-25 01:33PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research) -6.50%
Apr-08-25 04:30PM	Waters Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire) -5.55% +9.36%

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.

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Waters Corp

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