Waters Corporation (WAT)
NYSE: WAT · Real-Time Price · USD
381.33
-10.02 (-2.56%)
Dec 5, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Waters stock have an average target of 363.92, with a low estimate of 300 and a high estimate of 415. The average target predicts a decrease of -4.57% from the current stock price of 381.33.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $300 $363.92 $360 $415
Change -21.33% -4.57% -5.59% +8.83%
* Price targets were last updated on Nov 4, 2024.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waters stock from 13 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24
Strong Buy 000111
Buy 022222
Hold 1010109109
Sell 111111
Strong Sell 000000
Total 111313131413

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Maintains
$310$325
Hold Maintains $310$325 -14.77% Nov 4, 2024
Bernstein
Bernstein
Hold
Maintains
$345$360
Hold Maintains $345$360 -5.59% Nov 4, 2024
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Hold
Maintains
$363$410
Hold Maintains $363$410 +7.52% Nov 4, 2024
Stifel
Stifel
Hold
Maintains
$332$360
Hold Maintains $332$360 -5.59% Nov 4, 2024
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$340$380
Hold Maintains $340$380 -0.35% Nov 4, 2024
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.97B
from 2.96B
Increased by 0.53%
Revenue Next Year
3.14B
from 2.97B
Increased by 5.59%
EPS This Year
11.92
from 10.84
Increased by 9.95%
EPS Next Year
13.06
from 11.92
Increased by 9.55%
Fiscal Year FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Period Ending Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
2.41B2.37B2.79B2.97B2.96B2.97B3.14B3.33B
Revenue Growth
-0.55%-1.71%17.78%6.68%-0.52%0.53%5.59%6.02%
EPS
8.698.3611.1711.7310.8411.9213.0614.38
EPS Growth
13.59%-3.80%33.61%5.01%-7.59%9.95%9.55%10.13%
Forward PE
-----31.9929.2026.52
No. Analysts -----232318
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20242025202620272028
High 3.1B 3.3B 3.6B
Avg 3.0B 3.1B 3.3B
Low 2.9B 3.0B 3.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20242025202620272028
High
4.7%
11.5%
13.2%
Avg
0.5%
5.6%
6.0%
Low
-2.7%
0.6%
0.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20242025202620272028
High 12.46 13.87 15.40
Avg 11.92 13.06 14.38
Low 11.52 12.46 13.40

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20242025202620272028
High
15.0%
16.4%
18.0%
Avg
10.0%
9.6%
10.1%
Low
6.3%
4.5%
2.6%
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.