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WATERS CORP (WAT) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering WAT.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-03 | 12 | $400 | $240 | $343.1 | $305.88 | 12.17% |
| 2022-01-07 | 8 | $400 | $290 | $354.555 | $305.88 | 15.91% |
| 2022-02-01 | 8 | $400 | $290 | $352.555 | $305.88 | 15.26% |
| 2022-02-09 | 8 | $400 | $290 | $346.125 | $305.88 | 13.16% |
| 2022-04-04 | 8 | $400 | $290 | $344.333 | $305.88 | 12.57% |
| 2022-04-20 | 9 | $400 | $290 | $340.555 | $305.88 | 11.34% |
| 2022-05-04 | 9 | $400 | $315 | $343.333 | $305.88 | 12.24% |
| 2022-05-05 | 9 | $400 | $315 | $349.444 | $305.88 | 14.24% |
| 2022-05-16 | 9 | $400 | $315 | $349.444 | $305.88 | 14.24% |
| 2022-05-17 | 10 | $400 | $315 | $350.555 | $305.88 | 14.61% |
| 2022-05-20 | 10 | $400 | $315 | $354 | $305.88 | 15.73% |
| 2022-05-23 | 10 | $400 | $315 | $354.8 | $305.88 | 15.99% |
| 2022-08-02 | 10 | $375 | $315 | $349.7 | $305.88 | 14.33% |
| 2022-08-03 | 10 | $375 | $315 | $348.7 | $305.88 | 14% |
| 2022-08-13 | 10 | $378 | $315 | $355.6 | $305.88 | 16.25% |
| 2022-09-17 | 10 | $378 | $315 | $352.6 | $305.88 | 15.27% |
| 2022-10-17 | 9 | $378 | $315 | $352.1 | $305.88 | 15.11% |
| 2022-10-18 | 10 | $378 | $315 | $352.1 | $305.88 | 15.11% |
| 2022-10-19 | 10 | $378 | $310 | $348.1 | $305.88 | 13.8% |
| 2022-11-03 | 10 | $376 | $317 | $340.8 | $305.88 | 11.42% |
| 2023-01-06 | 11 | $376 | $317 | $341.636 | $305.88 | 11.69% |
| 2023-01-25 | 11 | $376 | $317 | $344.545 | $305.88 | 12.64% |
| 2023-01-26 | 11 | $380 | $317 | $348.181 | $305.88 | 13.83% |
| 2023-02-15 | 10 | $380 | $317 | $348.181 | $305.88 | 13.83% |
| 2023-02-17 | 13 | $380 | $317 | $350.454 | $305.88 | 14.57% |
| 2023-02-22 | 13 | $380 | $320 | $352.75 | $305.88 | 15.32% |
| 2023-04-20 | 13 | $376 | $335 | $352.333 | $305.88 | 15.19% |
| 2023-05-10 | 13 | $375 | $280 | $312.166 | $305.88 | 2.06% |
| 2023-06-06 | 13 | $375 | $280 | $310.083 | $305.88 | 1.37% |
| 2023-06-27 | 13 | $375 | $280 | $307.166 | $305.88 | 0.42% |
| 2023-07-19 | 13 | $375 | $275 | $305.083 | $305.88 | -0.26% |
| 2023-07-31 | 13 | $375 | $275 | $301.75 | $305.88 | -1.35% |
| 2023-08-01 | 14 | $375 | $270 | $299.307 | $305.88 | -2.15% |
| 2023-08-02 | 14 | $375 | $270 | $298.153 | $305.88 | -2.53% |
| 2023-08-04 | 14 | $323 | $270 | $295.5 | $305.88 | -3.39% |
| 2023-08-11 | 14 | $323 | $270 | $296.583 | $305.88 | -3.04% |
| 2023-09-27 | 14 | $333 | $270 | $297.416 | $305.88 | -2.77% |
| 2023-10-02 | 15 | $333 | $270 | $296.076 | $305.88 | -3.21% |
| 2023-10-18 | 15 | $333 | $270 | $294.692 | $305.88 | -3.66% |
| 2023-10-20 | 15 | $315 | $260 | $288.692 | $305.88 | -5.62% |
| 2023-11-07 | 15 | $315 | $260 | $287.153 | $305.88 | -6.12% |
| 2023-11-10 | 15 | $300 | $250 | $273.692 | $305.88 | -10.52% |
| 2023-11-13 | 15 | $300 | $250 | $273.692 | $305.88 | -10.52% |
| 2023-11-24 | 15 | $300 | $230 | $270.615 | $305.88 | -11.53% |
| 2023-11-27 | 14 | $300 | $230 | $270.615 | $305.88 | -11.53% |
| 2023-12-12 | 14 | $300 | $230 | $271.642 | $305.88 | -11.19% |
| 2023-12-13 | 14 | $300 | $230 | $274.142 | $305.88 | -10.38% |
| 2023-12-18 | 14 | $300 | $230 | $275.928 | $305.88 | -9.79% |
| 2023-12-29 | 14 | $300 | $230 | $278.071 | $305.88 | -9.09% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 13 months, WAT's average price target has gone down $63.56.
WAT reports an average of 5.82% for its upside potential over the past 51 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | 13 | 375 | 275 | 301.750 | 288.72 | 4.51% |
| 2023-07-26 | 13 | 375 | 275 | 301.750 | 289.92 | 4.08% |
| 2023-08-02 | 14 | 375 | 270 | 298.153 | 291.77 | 2.19% |
| 2023-09-11 | 14 | 333 | 270 | 297.416 | 263.30 | 12.96% |
| 2023-12-04 | 14 | 300 | 230 | 271.642 | 288.79 | -5.94% |
WAT Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 27 months, WAT's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.07.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- In terms of how WATERS CORP fares relative to all US stocks, note that its average analyst price target is greater than 5251.61% of that group.
- In the context of Healthcare stocks, WATERS CORP's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -793.54% of them.
- WATERS CORP's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 1002.74% of Healthcare stocks.
- WAT has a greater number of analysts covering the stock than 3924.03% of Healthcare stocks.
In the Measuring and Control Equipment industry, BIO, BMI, and ONTO are the three stocks most similar to WATERS CORP regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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