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As of close of business last night, Waters Corp’s stock clocked out at $396.37, down -0.31% from its previous closing price of $397.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. WAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $397.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $386.09.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WAT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.08 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.43.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on December 02, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $423.
On October 08, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $390.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on March 31, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $460.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WAT now has a Market Capitalization of 23597785088 and an Enterprise Value of 24677898240. As of this moment, Waters’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.946 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.122.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAT is 1.16, which has changed by 0.03533399 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WAT has reached a high of $423.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $275.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.00%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WAT traded 667.98K shares on average per day over the past three months and 539210 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 59.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.46M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.32% stake in the company. Shares short for WAT as of 1763078400 were 2294458 with a Short Ratio of 3.43, compared to 1760486400 on 2381697. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2294458 and a Short% of Float of 4.95.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 12.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Waters Corp (WAT) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.54, with high estimates of $2.93 and low estimates of $2.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $13.16 and $13.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $13.11. EPS for the following year is $14.31, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $14.5 and $14.15.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $928.79M. It ranges from a high estimate of $935.55M to a low estimate of $923.35M. As of. The current estimate, Waters Corp’s year-ago sales were $872.71MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $709.4M. There is a high estimate of $721.19M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $701.4M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.17B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.16B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.96BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.39B and the low estimate is $3.34B.
