Waters Corporation (WAT)

Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover Waters stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $387.31, which forecasts a 33.94% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $325 and the highest is $480.

Price Target: $387.31 (+33.94%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$325	$387.31	$385	$480
Change	+12.39%	+33.94%	+33.14%	+66.00%

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	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	3	4	4
Buy	3	3	4	5	5	5
Hold	10	8	9	9	9	8
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	13	15	17	18	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Justin Bowers Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Maintains $370 → $330	Hold	Maintains	$370 → $330	+14.12%	Mar 25, 2026
Kallum Titchmarsh Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $423 → $350	Hold	Maintains	$423 → $350	+21.04%	Feb 23, 2026
Brandon Couillard Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $415 → $355	Hold	Maintains	$415 → $355	+22.77%	Feb 11, 2026
Luke Sergott Barclays	Barclays	Buy Initiates $400	Buy	Initiates	$400	+38.33%	Feb 11, 2026
Dan Leonard UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $395 → $370	Hold	Maintains	$395 → $370	+27.96%	Feb 10, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.48B

Increased by 104.66%

from 3.17B

Revenue Next Year

7.16B

Increased by 10.53%

from 6.48B

EPS This Year

14.53

Increased by 35.05%

from 10.76

EPS Next Year

16.44

Increased by 13.10%

from 14.53

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.79B	2.97B	2.96B	2.96B	3.17B	6.48B	7.16B
Revenue Growth	17.78%	6.68%	-0.52%	0.07%	6.99%	104.66%	10.53%
EPS	11.17	11.73	10.84	10.71	10.76	14.53	16.44
EPS Growth	33.61%	5.01%	-7.59%	-1.20%	0.47%	35.05%	13.10%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.90	17.59
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	26	26

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	6.8B	7.6B
Avg	6.5B	7.2B
Low	6.2B	6.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	114.0%	17.4%
Avg	104.7%	10.5%
Low	96.7%	3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	15.17	17.65
Avg	14.53	16.44
Low	13.97	15.06

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	41.0%	21.5%
Avg	35.1%	13.1%
Low	29.9%	3.7%

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.