Waters Corporation (WAT)
Market Cap | 22.26B |
Revenue (ttm) | 2.96B |
Net Income (ttm) | 637.83M |
Shares Out | 59.38M |
EPS (ttm) | 10.71 |
PE Ratio | 35.00 |
Forward PE | 29.13 |
Dividend | n/a |
Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
Volume | 272,138 |
Open | 382.12 |
Previous Close | 380.81 |
Day's Range | 372.93 - 384.10 |
52-Week Range | 279.24 - 423.56 |
Beta | 1.01 |
Analysts | Hold |
Price Target | 385.50 (+2.85%) |
Earnings Date | Feb 12, 2025 |
About WAT
Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans. It also designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments; and develops and supplies... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2024, Waters's revenue was $2.96 billion, an increase of 0.07% compared to the previous year's $2.96 billion. Earnings were $637.83 million, a decrease of -0.69%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 14 analysts, the average rating for WAT stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price forecast is $385.5, which is an increase of 2.85% from the latest price.
News

Waters Corporation: Instrument Replacement Cycle Momentum, But Valuation Is A Concern
Waters Corp reported better-than-expected Q4'24 and FY'24 results, driven by strong performance in academia, government, and pharma segments, despite FX headwinds impacting gross margins. The company ...

Waters Corporation (WAT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 12, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Caspar Tudor - Head of Investor Relations Udit Batra - President & Chief Executive Off...

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results
Highlights Fourth Quarter 2024 Sales of $873 million exceeded high-end of guidance range, grew 6% as reported and 8% in constant currency Instruments grew 8% and recurring revenue grew 9% in constant ...

Waters ElectroForce Apex 1 Instrument Offers Increased Versatility, Simplicity, and Speed to Mechanical Testing of Advanced Polymer Materials
News Summary: Offers increased versatility and data-driven insights with 43% greater motor stroke range (100 mm),1 expanding testing to more materials across diverse industries. Improved dynamic perfo...

Weighing In On Waters Corporation: Facing A Valuation Headwind
Today, we take a more in-depth look at Waters Corporation, which provides analytical workflow solutions, primarily to the Pharma and Industrial industries. WAT stock has surged 35% since July lows, bu...

Innovative Waters TGA Smart-Seal Pans Enable Lower Cost, More Efficient Benchtop Analysis of Atmosphere-Sensitive Materials
News Summary: New and proprietary product enabling laboratories to analyze atmosphere-sensitive materials used to develop batteries, advanced polymers, and medicines in a standard laboratory benchtop-...

Waters Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call
MILFORD, Mass. , Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) will hold its Q4 2024 financial results conference call live on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Waters Corporation to Host Investor Day on March 5, 2025
MILFORD, Mass. , Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced that it will host an Investor Day on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, in New York City, starting at 8:30 AM ET.

Waters Corporation Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Fourth Consecutive Year
MILFORD, Mass. , Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) for the fourth consec...

Waters Corporation to Present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
MILFORD, Mass. , Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced that Udit Batra Ph.D.

Waters Highlights Continued Progress Towards Sustainability Commitments
News Summary: Exceeded its goal of reducing Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 36% from a 2016 baseline, two years ahead of schedule. Invested in STEM education through the Waters Student Acade...

Waters Corporation to Present at the Evercore 2024 HealthCONx Conference
MILFORD, Mass. , Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced that Udit Batra Ph.D.

Waters Corporation Opens State-of-the-Art Precision Manufacturing Facility in Longbridge, UK
News summary: Newly built 45,000 sq ft facility houses engineering and skilled manufacturing employees at Longbridge Business Park, a specialized hub for science and technology. Waters triples manufac...

Waters New Software Delivers Lab-Centric Business Intelligence and Enables Confident Audit-Readiness
News Summary: waters_connect™ Data Intelligence software provides laboratories with comprehensive business intelligence on their chromatographic data throughout the product development lifecycle, enab...

Waters Stock Leads S&P 500 Gains Friday as Earnings Top Estimates
Shares of Waters Corp. (WAT) surged nearly 20% on Friday, delivering the top daily performance in the S&P 500 after the company reported third-quarter sales and earnings that topped analysts' projecti...

S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Waters Stock Surges as Sales Improve
Following a pair of negative trading sessions, major U.S. equities indexes closed out the week on a strong note, pushing higher on Friday as investors cheered upbeat earnings results from e-commerce a...

Waters Corporation (WAT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 1, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Caspar Tudor – Head of Investor Relations Udit Batra – President and Chief Executive Of...

Waters Corp raises annual profit forecast on higher demand for lab equipment
Waters Corp raised its annual profit forecast after beating Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit and revenue on Friday, on improved demand for its products and services used in drug developm...

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Highlights Sales of $740 million exceeded guidance, grew 4% as reported and 4% in constant currency Instruments returned to growth; recurring revenue grew high single-digits in constant currency All r...

Waters New Bioseparations Tools Accelerate and Improve Development of RNA-based Vaccines and Therapies Using LC-MS Analysis
News Summary: Waters new LC-MS grade reagents, enzymes, and software simplify large molecule RNA analysis to accelerate and improve development of mRNA vaccines, personalized cancer therapies, and inn...

New Waters Discovery Core Rheometer Brings the Power of Rheology to Routine Quality Control Testing
News Summary: Easy-to-use, compact analyzer makes rheological insights more accessible to quality testing laboratories and material production facilities in batteries, pharmaceuticals, food, consumer ...

Waters Corporation Schedules Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call
MILFORD, Mass. , Oct. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) will hold its Q3 2024 financial results conference call live on Friday, November 1st, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

Waters Corp.: Embedded Expectations High Under Present Conditions
Waters continues to present with high-quality business characteristics, including high returns on capital employed and loads of freely available cash. Embedded expectations remain exquisitely high, ca...

Waters Corporation Appoints Heather Knight to Board of Directors
MILFORD, Mass. , Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced the appointment of Heather Knight to its Board of Directors effective August 14, 2024.

These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Waters After Q2 Results
Waters Corporation WAT reported upbeat second-quarter earnings, but lowered its FY24 outlook on Wednesday.