Waters Corporation (WAT)

NYSE: WAT · Real-Time Price · USD
374.82
-5.99 (-1.57%)
Feb 21, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-1.57%
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]

Sector Healthcare
IPO Date Nov 16, 1995
Employees 7,900
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol WAT
Full Company Profile

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 Statements

Analyst 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.

Price Target
$385.5
(2.85% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Stock Forecasts

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 ...

19 hours ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

9 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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 ...

9 days ago - PRNewsWire

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...

17 days ago - PRNewsWire

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...

23 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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-...

4 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

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.

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

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.

6 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

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...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

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.

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

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...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

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.

3 months ago - PRNewsWire

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...

3 months ago - PRNewsWire

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...

3 months ago - PRNewsWire

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...

4 months ago - Investopedia

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...

4 months ago - Investopedia

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...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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...

4 months ago - Reuters

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...

4 months ago - PRNewsWire

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...

4 months ago - PRNewsWire

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 ...

4 months ago - PRNewsWire

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.

4 months ago - PRNewsWire

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...

6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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.

6 months ago - PRNewsWire

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.

7 months ago - Benzinga