Waters Corp. (WAT): Price and Financial Metrics
WAT Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $347.27 | 52-week high | $363.80 |
Prev. close | $352.90 | 52-week low | $231.90 |
Day low | $347.11 | Volume | 480,000 |
Day high | $355.59 | Avg. volume | 428,294 |
50-day MA | $326.86 | Dividend yield | N/A |
200-day MA | $287.76 | Market Cap | 20.56B |
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WAT POWR Grades
- WAT scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 84.8% of US stocks.
- WAT's strongest trending metric is Stability; it's been moving down over the last 26 weeks.
- WAT ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 9th percentile.
WAT Stock Summary
- WATERS CORP's market capitalization of $18,085,759,725 is ahead of 88.41% of US-listed equities.
- Price to trailing twelve month operating cash flow for WAT is currently 31.65, higher than 87.32% of US stocks with positive operating cash flow.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of 58.98%, WATERS CORP's debt growth rate surpasses 88.01% of about US stocks.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to WATERS CORP are SOFI, EVRI, TYL, MKTX, and ERII.
- WAT's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit WATERS CORP's official web site, go to www.waters.com.
WAT Valuation Summary
- WAT's price/sales ratio is 6.5; this is 195.45% higher than that of the median Healthcare stock.
- WAT's price/earnings ratio has moved up 2.1 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for WAT.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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WAT | 2023-12-29 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 29.8 | 25.4 |
WAT | 2023-12-28 | 6.6 | 21.7 | 30.1 | 25.6 |
WAT | 2023-12-27 | 6.6 | 21.7 | 30.2 | 25.6 |
WAT | 2023-12-26 | 6.6 | 21.7 | 30.1 | 25.6 |
WAT | 2023-12-22 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 29.9 | 25.4 |
WAT | 2023-12-21 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 29.8 | 25.3 |
WAT Growth Metrics
- Its year over year price growth rate is now at 7.84%.
- Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -29.91%.
- Its year over year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -15.22%.
The table below shows WAT's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-09-30 | 2,949.895 | 630.89 | 696.932 |
2022-06-30 | 2,900.573 | 640.693 | 702.119 |
2022-03-31 | 2,867.901 | 726.83 | 704.547 |
2021-12-31 | 2,785.874 | 747.274 | 692.843 |
2021-09-30 | 2,736.083 | 796.818 | 694.915 |
2021-06-30 | 2,670.634 | 801.505 | 660.499 |
WAT's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- WAT has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 94.95% of graded US stocks.
- WAT's asset turnover comes in at 0.892 -- ranking 17th of 75 Measuring and Control Equipment stocks.
- GEOS, BIO, and TRMB are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WAT.
The table below shows WAT's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-10-02 | 0.892 | 0.588 | 0.308 |
2021-07-03 | 0.903 | 0.582 | 0.307 |
2021-04-03 | 0.882 | 0.581 | 0.295 |
2020-12-31 | 0.873 | 0.574 | 0.247 |
2020-09-26 | 0.870 | 0.571 | 0.226 |
2020-06-27 | 0.874 | 0.577 | 0.235 |
WAT Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of WAT, see our WAT price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $356.85 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.96 (Hold) |
Waters Corp. (WAT) Company Bio
Waters Corporation is a publicly traded Analytical Laboratory instrument and software company headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts. The company employs more than 7,400 people, with manufacturing facilities located in Milford, Taunton, Massachusetts; Wexford, Ireland and Wilmslow, Cheshire. Waters has Sites in 35 countries globally including Frankfurt, Singapore, India, Germany and in Japan. (Source:Wikipedia)
Latest WAT News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about WATERS CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate WAT as an investment opportunity.
Waters Corporation to Present at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare ConferenceWaters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced that Udit Batra Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 7:30PM Eastern Time (4:30PM Pacific Standard Time (PST)). |
Waters Earns Sustainability Designation from My Green Lab for Xevo TQ Absolute SystemWaters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced it has been awarded the prestigious Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) label for its Waters Xevo TQ Absolute system from My Green Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research. The Xevo TQ Absolute system is a compact benchtop tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer with industry-leading performance and design features that make it one of the most sustainable analytical systems in its class.ii |
Waters Corporation Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the Third Consecutive YearWaters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) for the third consecutive year, based on the strength of its enterprise-wide ESG practices. The DJSI is informed by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices. |
Waters Corporation Board of Directors Named 2024 Public Company Board of the Year by National Association of Corporate Directors New England ChapterWaters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced that its Board of Directors has been named 2024 "Public Company Board of the Year" by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) New England Chapter. This award recognizes exceptional corporate knowledge, leadership, and governance of directors in New England. |
Waters Corporation Opens New State-of-the-Art Global Capability Center in Bengaluru, IndiaWaters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) inaugurated its new Global Capability Center (GCC), a strategic investment to accelerate technology adoption, innovation, digital transformation, and business efficiencies through a concentrated hub of talent that will operate across the Waters global enterprise. |
WAT Price Returns
1-mo | 6.78% |
3-mo | 7.43% |
6-mo | 29.16% |
1-year | 15.56% |
3-year | 29.24% |
5-year | 38.75% |
YTD | 5.48% |
2023 | -3.90% |
2022 | -8.06% |
2021 | 50.59% |
2020 | 5.89% |
2019 | 23.85% |
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