Waters Corporation (WAT)

Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover Waters stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $376.57, which forecasts a 15.02% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $315 and the highest is $460.

Price Target: $376.57 (+15.02%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$315	$376.57	$375	$460
Change	-3.78%	+15.02%	+14.54%	+40.51%

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	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	2
Buy	5	5	4	3	3	3
Hold	9	9	10	10	10	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	15	15	14	14	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Natalya Davies Rothschild & Co	Rothschild & Co	Strong Buy Initiates $390	Strong Buy	Initiates	$390	+19.12%	Oct 8, 2025
Justin Bowers Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Maintains $375 → $315	Hold	Maintains	$375 → $315	-3.78%	Aug 5, 2025
Brandon Couillard Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $330 → $315	Hold	Maintains	$330 → $315	-3.78%	Aug 5, 2025
Tycho Peterson Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $435 → $385	Strong Buy	Maintains	$435 → $385	+17.60%	Aug 4, 2025
Catherine Ramsey Baird	Baird	Buy Maintains $374 → $352	Buy	Maintains	$374 → $352	+7.52%	Jul 16, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.17B

Increased by 7.15%

from 2.96B

Revenue Next Year

3.37B

Increased by 6.34%

from 3.17B

EPS This Year

13.12

Increased by 22.52%

from 10.71

EPS Next Year

14.41

Increased by 9.82%

from 13.12

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	2.37B	2.79B	2.97B	2.96B	2.96B	3.17B	3.37B
Revenue Growth	-1.71%	17.78%	6.68%	-0.52%	0.07%	7.15%	6.34%
EPS	8.36	11.17	11.73	10.84	10.71	13.12	14.41
EPS Growth	-3.80%	33.61%	5.01%	-7.59%	-1.20%	22.52%	9.82%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.95	22.72
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	22

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
Avg	3.2B	3.4B
Low	3.1B	3.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	12.1%	11.6%
Avg	7.2%	6.3%
Low	3.2%	1.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.69	15.21
Avg	13.12	14.41
Low	12.64	13.67

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	27.8%	16.0%
Avg	22.5%	9.8%
Low	18.0%	4.2%

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.