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Waters Corp

WAT

381.290USD

+4.460+1.18%

Close 02/06, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

22.70BMarket Cap

34.94P/E TTM

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Waters Corp

381.290

+4.460+1.18%

Overview Financials Analysis Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Financials

Analysis

Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Waters Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Waters Corp's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 21 out of 205 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 414.62.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Waters Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

21 / 205

Overall Ranking

101 / 4521

Industry

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours

Coverage Level

Very Low

Very High

Negative

Waters Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Waters Corporation offers analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences. The Company's segments include Waters and TA. The Company primarily designs, manufactures, sells and services high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC and together with HPLC, referred to as LC) and mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. The Company designs, manufactures, sells and services thermal analysis, rheometry and calorimetry instruments through its TA Instruments (TA) product line. The Company is also a developer and supplier of advanced software-based products that interface with the Company’s instruments, as well as other manufacturers’ instruments. It operates directly in over 35 countries and has products available in more than 100 countries.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 34.94, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 59.37M shares, decreasing 4.01% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund

Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 411.00 shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 21 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

414.622

Target Price

+7.88%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Waters Corp is 8.13, ranking 55 out of 205 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 799.89M, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.05%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 7.79%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.13

Change

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Financials

9.35

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Quality of Earnings

7.03

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Operational Efficiency

7.90

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Growth Potential

8.97

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Shareholder Returns

7.38

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Waters Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Waters Corp is 6.79, ranking 148 out of 205 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. Its current P/E ratio is 34.94, which is 11.10% below the recent high of 38.82 and 38.56% above the recent low of 21.46.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.79

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 21/205

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Waters Corp is 7.62, ranking 122 out of 205 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. The average price target is 395.00, with a high of 460.00 and a low of 351.43.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.62

Change

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 21 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

414.622

Target Price

+7.88%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Waters Corp

WAT

Intuitive Surgical Inc

ISRG

Boston Scientific Corp

BSX

Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Veeva Systems Inc

VEEV

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

TMO

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Waters Corp is 7.19, ranking 45 out of 205 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 399.65 and the support level at 365.03, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.99

Change

0.2

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(4)

Neutral(2)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-2.454

Sell

RSI(14)

46.695

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

47.434

Buy

ATR(14)

10.855

Low Volatility

CCI(14)

-61.112

Neutral

Williams %R

58.299

Sell

TRIX(12,20)

-0.111

Sell

StochRSI(14)

70.209

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(2)

Neutral(0)

Buy(4)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

380.154

Buy

MA10

381.269

Buy

MA20

387.280

Sell

MA50

389.246

Sell

MA100

365.454

Buy

MA200

344.758

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Waters Corp is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 205 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 99.73%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 2.14%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 7.44M shares, representing 12.50% of shares outstanding, with 2.65% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

7.63M

+3.33%

Fundsmith LLP

3.96M

+9.62%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

3.81M

+0.26%

State Street Investment Management (US)

2.68M

+0.12%

MFS Investment Management

2.52M

+42.19%

AllianceBernstein L.P.

2.08M

-48.17%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

1.58M

+2.09%

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

1.55M

+225.46%

Invesco Capital Management LLC

Star Investors

1.36M

+54.22%

Fundsmith Investment Services Ltd.

1.36M

+11.10%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Waters Corp is 8.93, ranking 15 out of 205 in the Healthcare Equipment & Supplies industry. The company's beta value is 1.17. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.