Currently, Waters Corp [WAT] is trading at $354.91, up 1.40%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The WAT shares have gain 4.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.96%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Waters Corp [NYSE: WAT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 31, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $460 for it. Previously, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform on March 26, 2025, and elevated its price target to $407. On February 13, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Sector Outperform but maintained its price target of $450 on the stock. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and increased its price target to $415 on February 10, 2025. Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $430 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 10, 2025. In a note dated October 08, 2024, Jefferies upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $355 to $415.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $279.24 and a high of $423.56 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $387 within the next 12 months. Waters Corp [NYSE: WAT] shares were valued at $354.91 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.04% based on the average WAT price forecast.
Analyzing the WAT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Waters Corp [NYSE:WAT] were 2.98B which represents 3.90% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.62% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.14, Equity is 0.39 and Total Capital is 0.23. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.78.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 351.10 points at the first support level, and at 347.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 358.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 362.70.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Waters Corp [NYSE:WAT] is 1.81. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.28, while the Cash Ratio is 0.4. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.08, the price to book ratio is 10.76 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.18.
