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The price of Waters Corp (NYSE: WAT) closed at $339.36 in the last session, down -0.51% from day before closing price of $341.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.36 million shares were traded. WAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $343.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $334.0.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WAT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 52.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.61. 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 20298545152 and an Enterprise Value of 21354229760. As of this moment, Waters’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.158 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.575.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAT is 1.12, which has changed by 0.1702069 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 $279.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.50%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WAT traded on average about 535.98K shares per day over the past 3-months and 423400 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 59.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 59.38M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.29% stake in the company. Shares short for WAT as of 1748563200 were 1815698 with a Short Ratio of 3.39, compared to 1745971200 on 1591568. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1815698 and a Short% of Float of 3.92.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
