Waters Corporation (WAT)

Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Waters stock ranges from a low of $325 to a high of $460. The average analyst price target of $387.6 forecasts a 10.24% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $387.60 (+10.24%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$325	$387.6	$375	$460
Change	-7.57%	+10.24%	+6.66%	+30.83%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waters stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	2	2	3	5	5	5
Hold	9	9	10	9	9	9
Sell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	14	15	15	15

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Catherine Ramsey Baird	Baird	Buy Maintains $355 → $374	Buy	Maintains	$355 → $374	+6.37%	May 7, 2025
Elizabeth Garcia UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $415 → $360	Hold	Maintains	$415 → $360	+2.39%	May 7, 2025
Catherine Ramsey Baird	Baird	Buy Maintains $407 → $355	Buy	Maintains	$407 → $355	+0.97%	Apr 22, 2025
Luke Sergott Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $400 → $350	Hold	Maintains	$400 → $350	-0.46%	Apr 10, 2025
Paul Knight Keybanc	Keybanc	Hold → Buy Upgrades $460	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$460	+30.83%	Mar 31, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.13B

Increased by 5.77%

from 2.96B

Revenue Next Year

3.34B

Increased by 6.78%

from 3.13B

EPS This Year

12.99

Increased by 21.30%

from 10.71

EPS Next Year

14.34

Increased by 10.37%

from 12.99

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.37B	2.79B	2.97B	2.96B	2.96B	3.13B	3.34B	3.54B
Revenue Growth	-1.71%	17.78%	6.68%	-0.52%	0.07%	5.77%	6.78%	5.93%
EPS	8.36	11.17	11.73	10.84	10.71	12.99	14.34	15.95
EPS Growth	-3.80%	33.61%	5.01%	-7.59%	-1.20%	21.30%	10.37%	11.24%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	27.06	24.52	22.04
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	25	25	15

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	3.3B	3.6B	3.8B
Avg	3.1B	3.3B	3.5B
Low	3.0B	3.2B	3.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.1%	15.3%	15.1%
Avg	5.8%	6.8%	5.9%
Low	1.5%	1.4%	-0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.63	15.44	17.82
Avg	12.99	14.34	15.95
Low	12.40	13.55	14.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	27.3%	18.8%	24.3%
Avg	21.3%	10.4%	11.2%
Low	15.8%	4.3%	3.3%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.