Waters Corp [WAT] stock is trading at $399.41, down -0.28%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WAT shares have gain 4.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.17%, 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 January 06, 2026, when Guggenheim initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $440. On December 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $480 on the stock. Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and suggested a price target of $423 on December 02, 2025. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $390 as its price target on October 08, 2025. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on March 31, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $460. In a note dated March 26, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $396 to $407.
Waters Corp [WAT] stock has fluctuated between $275.05 and $423.56 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $414.13 within the next 12 months. Waters Corp [NYSE: WAT] shares were valued at $399.41 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.69% based on the average WAT price forecast.
Analyzing the WAT fundamentals
Waters Corp [NYSE:WAT] reported sales of 3.11B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 8.05%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.59% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.31 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 0.64.
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 394.69 points at the first support level, and at 389.97 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 404.18, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 408.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Waters Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.53. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.08, while the Cash Ratio is 0.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.66, the price to book ratio is 10.20 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.72.
