At the time of writing, Waters Corp [WAT] stock is trading at $327.65, up 2.92%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WAT shares have gain 2.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.03%, and 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 October 08, 2025, when Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $390. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight on March 31, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $460. On March 26, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $407 on the stock. Scotiabank upgraded its rating to a Sector Outperform but stick to its price target of $450 on February 13, 2025. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and raised its price target to $415 on February 10, 2025. Bernstein upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on January 10, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $430. In a note dated December 23, 2024, Scotiabank initiated an Sector Perform rating.
For the past year, the stock price of Waters Corp fluctuated between $275.05 and $423.56. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $388.17 within the next 12 months. Waters Corp [NYSE: WAT] shares were valued at $327.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.47% based on the average WAT price forecast.
Analyzing the WAT fundamentals
According to Waters Corp [NYSE:WAT], the company’s sales were 3.05B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 8.86% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.59% 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 0.35 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 0.71.
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 321.34 points at the first support level, and at 315.03 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 332.22, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 336.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Waters Corp [NYSE:WAT] has a current ratio of 1.75. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.22, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.40, the price to book ratio is 9.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.54.
