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WAT

Waters Corp

Dec 24 • 04:00PM ET

373.15

Dollar change +3.39
Percentage change 0.92	%

Healthcare • Diagnostics & Research • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	35.61	EPS (ttm)	10.48	Insider Own	0.06%	Shs Outstand	59.37M	Perf Week	-0.15%
Market Cap	22.16B	Forward P/E	28.92	EPS next Y	12.90	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	59.34M	Perf Month	-0.09%
Income	622.64M	PEG	5.60	EPS next Q	4.03	Inst Own	97.89%	Short Float	3.33%	Perf Quarter	9.75%
Sales	2.91B	P/S	7.63	EPS this Y	0.38%	Inst Trans	-0.75%	Short Ratio	3.93	Perf Half Y	28.54%
Book/sh	27.00	P/B	13.82	EPS next Y	9.39%	ROA	13.82%	Short Interest	1.98M	Perf Year	13.16%
Cash/sh	5.58	P/C	66.84	EPS next 5Y	6.36%	ROE	49.64%	52W Range	279.24 - 397.02	Perf YTD	13.34%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	35.73	EPS past 5Y	7.21%	ROI	17.88%	52W High	-6.01%	Beta	1.01
Dividend TTM	-	Quick Ratio	1.38	Sales past 5Y	4.33%	Gross Margin	58.05%	52W Low	33.63%	ATR (14)	9.98
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 26, 1996	Current Ratio	2.02	EPS Y/Y TTM	-4.91%	Oper. Margin	28.07%	RSI (14)	49.62	Volatility	2.94% 2.61%
Employees	7900	Debt/Eq	1.19	Sales Y/Y TTM	-3.01%	Profit Margin	21.43%	Recom	2.87	Target Price	387.82
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.17	EPS Q/Q	19.53%	Payout	0.00%	Rel Volume	0.21	Prev Close	369.76
Sales Surprise	3.83%	EPS Surprise	9.45%	Sales Q/Q	4.02%	Earnings	Nov 01 BMO	Avg Volume	502.85K	Price	373.15
SMA20	-1.79%	SMA50	1.60%	SMA200	10.77%	Trades		Volume	105,584	Change	0.92%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Apr-25-22	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Underweight → Equal Weight	$320 → $315
Oct-15-21	Resumed	Cowen	Market Perform	$360
Jul-06-21	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$400
Jan-07-21	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$235
Dec-17-20	Upgrade	Cleveland Research	Underperform → Buy
Dec-16-20	Upgrade	Citigroup	Sell → Neutral	$185 → $240

Show Previous Ratings

Dec-23-24 08:35AM	Waters Corporation Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Fourth Consecutive Year (PR Newswire)
Dec-20-24 07:44PM	Morningstar \| A Weekly Summary of Stock Ideas and Developments in the Companies We Cover (Morningstar Research)
Dec-18-24 10:02PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Dec-17-24 11:00AM	Waters Corporation to Present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire)
Dec-10-24 08:00AM	Waters Highlights Continued Progress Towards Sustainability Commitments (PR Newswire)
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Nov-26-24 07:26PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Nov-21-24 09:49AM	Elf Beauty says short-seller report is 'without merit', analysts defend (Investing.com)
Nov-20-24 02:00PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the Evercore 2024 HealthCONx Conference (PR Newswire)
10:50AM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Nov-15-24 07:36PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
10:43AM	What Contributed To The Performance Of Waters Corporation (WAT) In Q3? (Insider Monkey)
Nov-14-24 09:12AM	Waters Corporation (WAT) Surged on Improved Demand (Insider Monkey)
Nov-13-24 08:00AM	Waters Corporation Opens State-of-the-Art Precision Manufacturing Facility in Longbridge, UK (PR Newswire)
Nov-07-24 08:00AM	Waters New Software Delivers Lab-Centric Business Intelligence and Enables Confident Audit-Readiness (PR Newswire)
Nov-04-24 09:54AM	Waters Corporation Shakes Up Life Sciences Market with 20% Stock Surge (GuruFocus.com)
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Nov-02-24 03:00AM	Waters Corp (WAT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue and Margin Performance Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
02:46AM	Q3 2024 Waters Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
01:08AM	Decoding Waters Corp (WAT): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-01-24 05:08PM	S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Waters Stock Surges as Sales Improve (Investopedia) +19.84%
05:00PM	Waters Stock Leads S&P 500 Gains Friday as Earnings Top Estimates (Investopedia)
10:52AM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
06:09AM	Waters: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:00AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Oct-13-24 08:00PM	Waters New Bioseparations Tools Accelerate and Improve Development of RNA-based Vaccines and Therapies Using LC-MS Analysis (PR Newswire)
Oct-10-24 08:00AM	Waters New Bioseparations Tools Accelerate and Improve Development of RNA-based Vaccines and Therapies Using LC-MS Analysis (PR Newswire)
Oct-08-24 08:00AM	New Waters Discovery Core Rheometer Brings the Power of Rheology to Routine Quality Control Testing (PR Newswire)
Oct-07-24 10:36AM	Waters Corporation Schedules Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire)
Aug-14-24 04:15PM	Waters Corporation Appoints Heather Knight to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
Aug-01-24 05:05AM	Q2 2024 Waters Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
01:08AM	Decoding Waters Corp (WAT): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
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Jul-31-24 01:33PM	Waters (WAT) Q2 Earnings & Sales Beat Estimates, Fall Y/Y (Zacks)
11:48AM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
06:56AM	Waters: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:50AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Jul-24-24 12:33PM	Waters (WAT) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Offing? (Zacks)
Jul-23-24 08:00AM	Waters New Rapid Screening-DSC Enables Up to 24x Faster Thermal Stability Testing at Ultra-Low Sample Volumes for Antibody Drugs (PR Newswire)
Jul-02-24 09:31AM	Waters Corporation Schedules Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire)
Jun-06-24 11:31AM	Why Is Waters (WAT) Down 5.1% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Jun-04-24 12:02PM	Waters (WAT) Expands Mass Spectrometer Portfolio With Xevo MRT (Zacks)
Jun-03-24 08:05AM	Waters Sets New Standards for High Resolution Performance and Speed with Xevo MRT Mass Spectrometer (PR Newswire)
08:00AM	Waters Becomes First Liquid Chromatography Column Provider to Receive My Green Lab ACT Ecolabel Certification (PR Newswire)
May-29-24 03:00PM	Insider Buying: Director Richard Fearon Acquires Shares of Waters Corp (WAT) (GuruFocus.com)
May-16-24 01:00PM	Insider Sale: Director Christopher Kuebler Sells 4,000 Shares of Waters Corp (WAT) (GuruFocus.com)
11:02AM	Waters Corp Insider Sold Shares Worth $1,446,560, According to a Recent SEC Filing (MT Newswires)
May-13-24 02:00PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the Jefferies 2024 Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire)
11:35AM	Waters (WAT) International Revenue in Focus: Trends and Expectations (Zacks)
09:00AM	ObeEnd - Pioneering Drug-Free Weight Management Wristband (PR Newswire)
May-08-24 03:52PM	Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
08:14AM	Waters ACQUITY QDa II Mass Detector Delivers Wider Range of Chemical Analysis within Cost-Effective, Lower Energy Instrument (PR Newswire)
03:01AM	Waters Corp (WAT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Insights into Financial ... (GuruFocus.com)
01:02AM	Decoding Waters Corp (WAT): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
May-07-24 10:30PM	Q1 2024 Waters Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
01:16PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
12:49PM	Waters (WAT) Q1 Earnings & Sales Beat Estimates, Fall Y/Y (Zacks)
11:57AM	WAT Stock Earnings: Waters Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024 (InvestorPlace)
09:30AM	Compared to Estimates, Waters (WAT) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
08:32AM	Waters Corp (WAT) Q1 2024 Earnings: Aligns with EPS Projections Amidst Sales Decline (GuruFocus.com)
07:45AM	Waters Corp beats quarterly estimates on strong demand for drug development services (Reuters)
06:56AM	Waters: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:50AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
May-06-24 11:13AM	Waters (WAT) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing? (Zacks)
May-02-24 09:15AM	Unlocking Q1 Potential of Waters (WAT): Exploring Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Apr-30-24 10:01AM	Earnings Preview: Waters (WAT) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
Apr-22-24 08:00AM	Waters Accelerates the Development of Gene-based Therapeutics with New GTxResolve Premier SEC Columns (PR Newswire)
Apr-11-24 02:00PM	Waters Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire)
09:15AM	Waters (WAT) Boosts Waters Operating Segment With HPLC System (Zacks)
Apr-09-24 02:00AM	Waters Launches Alliance iS Bio HPLC System to Help Biopharma QC Labs Increase Efficiency and Reduce Errors (PR Newswire)
Apr-04-24 09:15AM	Following the Money Trail: Where are Hedge Funds Investing? (Insider Monkey)
Mar-18-24 11:16AM	Waters (WAT) Boosts PFAS Testing Solutions With New Cartridges (Zacks)
Mar-15-24 10:04AM	Waters (WAT) Boosts Portfolio Strength With Rheo-IS Accessory (Zacks)
Mar-14-24 03:00PM	Waters Corp Director Linda Baddour Sells Company Shares (GuruFocus.com)
08:00AM	Waters Streamlines and Expedites PFAS Testing with Innovative Oasis Dual-Phase Cartridges (PR Newswire)
Mar-13-24 08:00AM	Waters Advances Battery Electrode Design and Performance Analysis with New Rheo-IS Accessory (PR Newswire)
Mar-07-24 11:31AM	Why Is Waters (WAT) Up 7.9% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Feb-29-24 10:11AM	Waters (WAT) Boosts LC Solutions Portfolio With New Software (Zacks)
Feb-28-24 12:04AM	Decoding Waters Corp (WAT): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
Feb-26-24 08:00AM	Waters Announces Seamless HPLC/UPLC Data Bridge for Light Scattering, Integrating Essential Instruments for Large Molecule Characterization (PR Newswire)
Feb-22-24 02:00PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the TD Cowen 44th Annual Health Care Conference (PR Newswire)
Feb-15-24 06:11AM	Buy the Dip: 3 Oversold Stocks Poised for Big Gains (InvestorPlace)
Feb-07-24 11:11AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Feb-06-24 11:42PM	Q4 2023 Waters Corp Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
01:33PM	Waters (WAT) Q4 Earnings & Sales Beat Estimates, Fall Y/Y (Zacks)
12:49PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
08:14AM	Waters Corp beats Q4 sales estimates on strong demand for drug development services (Reuters)
07:38AM	Waters Corp (WAT) Faces Headwinds: A Dive into the 2023 Earnings Report (GuruFocus.com)
07:15AM	Waters: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:50AM	Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Feb-02-24 10:03AM	Waters (WAT) to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing? (Zacks)
Jan-18-24 09:00AM	Waters Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call (PR Newswire)
Dec-21-23 01:50PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire)
Dec-19-23 08:00AM	Waters Earns Sustainability Designation from My Green Lab for Xevo TQ Absolute System (PR Newswire)
07:30AM	Waters Corporation Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Third Consecutive Year (PR Newswire)
Dec-18-23 08:15AM	Waters Corporation Board of Directors Named 2024 Public Company Board of the Year by National Association of Corporate Directors New England Chapter (PR Newswire)
Dec-13-23 08:11PM	Analyst Report: Waters Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Dec-06-23 06:30AM	Waters Corporation Opens New State-of-the-Art Global Capability Center in Bengaluru, India (PR Newswire)
Dec-05-23 08:30AM	Waters Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (PR Newswire)
Nov-16-23 01:06PM	Waters Corporation to Present at the Evercore ISI HealthCONx 2023 Health Care Conference (PR Newswire)
08:00AM	WATERS 2023 ESG REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS (PR Newswire)
Nov-08-23 03:43PM	Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
12:06AM	The Waters Corp (WAT) Company: A Short SWOT Analysis (GuruFocus.com)

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
FEARON RICHARD H	Director	May 28 '24	Buy	332.90	1,000	332,900	1,653	May 29 11:23 AM
KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A	Director	May 15 '24	Option Exercise	113.88	4,000	455,520	18,716	May 16 10:55 AM
KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A	Director	May 15 '24	Sale	361.64	4,000	1,446,560	14,716	May 16 10:55 AM
BADDOUR LINDA	Director	Mar 13 '24	Sale	355.54	500	177,770	2,250	Mar 14 11:08 AM

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