Waters Corporation (WAT)

Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Waters stock have an average target of 393, with a low estimate of 325 and a high estimate of 450. The average target predicts an increase of 8.52% from the current stock price of 362.16.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$325	$393	$410	$450
Change	-10.26%	+8.52%	+13.21%	+24.25%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waters stock from 14 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	2	2	2	2	3	4
Hold	9	10	9	9	10	9
Sell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	14	13	13	14	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Catherine Ramsey Baird	Baird	Hold → Buy Upgrades $396 → $407	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$396 → $407	+12.38%	Mar 26, 2025
Rachel Vatnsdal JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $380 → $390	Hold	Maintains	$380 → $390	+7.69%	Mar 6, 2025
Sung Ji Nam Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Hold → Buy Upgrades $430 → $450	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$430 → $450	+24.25%	Feb 13, 2025
Brandon Couillard Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $415 → $420	Buy	Maintains	$415 → $420	+15.97%	Feb 13, 2025
Elizabeth Garcia UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $405 → $410	Hold	Maintains	$405 → $410	+13.21%	Feb 13, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.11B

Increased by 4.99%

from 2.96B

Revenue Next Year

3.30B

Increased by 6.12%

from 3.11B

EPS This Year

13.01

Increased by 21.43%

from 10.71

EPS Next Year

14.32

Increased by 10.13%

from 13.01

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	3.11B	3.30B	3.49B
Revenue Growth	-1.71%	17.78%	6.68%	-0.52%	0.07%	4.99%	6.12%	5.83%
EPS	8.36	11.17	11.73	10.84	10.71	13.01	14.32	15.86
EPS Growth	-3.80%	33.61%	5.01%	-7.59%	-1.20%	21.43%	10.13%	10.70%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	27.85	25.28	22.84
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	25	25	14

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	3.3B	3.5B	3.7B
Avg	3.1B	3.3B	3.5B
Low	3.0B	3.1B	3.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	10.2%	13.4%	13.3%
Avg	5.0%	6.1%	5.8%
Low	0.8%	1.1%	0.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.65	15.44	17.82
Avg	13.01	14.32	15.86
Low	12.50	13.40	14.65

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	27.5%	18.7%	24.4%
Avg	21.4%	10.1%	10.7%
Low	16.7%	3.0%	2.3%

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.