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Waters Corp (NYSE: WAT) closed the day trading at $304.18 down -13.81% from the previous closing price of $352.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.29 million shares were traded. WAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $326.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $302.455.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WAT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 47.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.28 and its Current Ratio is at 1.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
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 18101477376 and an Enterprise Value of 21930278912. As of this moment, Waters’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.351 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.13.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAT is 1.06, which has changed by -0.039623678 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 $297.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.47%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WAT traded about 488.47K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WAT traded about 714310 shares per day. A total of 59.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.38M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.31% stake in the company. Shares short for WAT as of 1749772800 were 1717376 with a Short Ratio of 3.81, compared to 1747267200 on 1667228. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1717376 and a Short% of Float of 3.7100002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Waters Corp (WAT) is currently being evaluated by 17.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.24, with high estimates of $3.33 and low estimates of $3.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $13.05 and $12.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.93. EPS for the following year is $14.23, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $14.69 and $13.84.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $746.4M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $753.11M to a low estimate of $740M. As of the current estimate, Waters Corp’s year-ago sales were $708.53MFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $775.29M. There is a high estimate of $788.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $765.33M.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.13B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.11B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.96BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.31B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.38B and the low estimate is $3.24B.
