Waters Corporation (WAT)

Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts that cover Waters stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $386.13, which forecasts a 14.68% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $330 and the highest is $480.

Price Target: $386.13 (+14.68%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$330	$386.13	$375	$480
Change	-1.99%	+14.68%	+11.38%	+42.56%

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 '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	2	3	4	4	4	4
Buy	4	5	5	5	4	4
Hold	9	9	9	8	9	8
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	17	18	17	17	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Luke Sergott Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $400 → $425	Buy	Maintains	$400 → $425	+26.23%	May 7, 2026
Lu Li UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $330 → $375	Hold	Maintains	$330 → $375	+11.38%	May 6, 2026
Casey Woodring JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $330 → $345	Hold	Maintains	$330 → $345	+2.47%	May 6, 2026
Dan Brennan TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Maintains $345 → $385	Hold	Maintains	$345 → $385	+14.35%	May 6, 2026
Lu Li UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $370 → $330	Hold	Maintains	$370 → $330	-1.99%	Apr 13, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.48B

Increased by 104.72%

from 3.17B

Revenue Next Year

7.15B

Increased by 10.37%

from 6.48B

EPS This Year

14.52

Increased by 34.94%

from 10.76

EPS Next Year

16.49

Increased by 13.54%

from 14.52

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	7.15B
Revenue Growth	17.78%	6.68%	-0.52%	0.07%	6.99%	104.72%	10.37%
EPS	11.17	11.73	10.84	10.71	10.76	14.52	16.49
EPS Growth	33.61%	5.01%	-7.59%	-1.20%	0.47%	34.94%	13.54%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.19	20.42
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	27	27

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	6.8B	7.6B
Avg	6.5B	7.2B
Low	6.2B	6.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	114.1%	16.7%
Avg	104.7%	10.4%
Low	96.7%	3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	15.19	18.14
Avg	14.52	16.49
Low	13.97	15.50

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	41.2%	24.9%
Avg	34.9%	13.5%
Low	29.9%	6.8%

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 sources.