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As of close of business last night, Waters Corp’s stock clocked out at $277.72, down -1.23% from its previous closing price of $281.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. WAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $281.861 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $276.12.
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 45.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.69. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.22 and its Current Ratio is at 1.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
On March 26, 2025, Robert W. Baird Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $396 to $407.
Scotiabank Upgraded its Sector Perform to Sector Outperform on February 13, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $450.
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 16737601536 and an Enterprise Value of 17759055872. As of this moment, Waters’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.83 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.826.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAT is 1.07, which has changed by -0.16685665 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 $279.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.60%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WAT traded 747.93K shares on average per day over the past three months and 1085240 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 59.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.40M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.34% stake in the company. Shares short for WAT as of 1752537600 were 2017818 with a Short Ratio of 2.70, compared to 1749772800 on 1717376. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2017818 and a Short% of Float of 4.36.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
