Waters Corp
About: Water sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. As a percentage of sales in 2023, Waters generated 57% from biopharmaceutical customers, 31% from industrial clients, and 12% from academic/government institutions.
Employees: 7,600
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 52
128% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.8M | Put options by funds: $14M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 263 | Existing positions reduced: 228
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 683 [Q3] → 744 (+61) [Q4]
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20B [Q3] → $21.1B (+$1.12B) [Q4]
2.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.77% [Q3] → 95.97% (+2.2%) [Q4]
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q3] → 6 (-2) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
8 analyst ratings
Baird Catherine Ramsey 28% 1-year accuracy 5 / 18 met price target | 5%upside $355 | Outperform Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Luke Sergott 24% 1-year accuracy 14 / 58 met price target | 3%upside $350 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 10 Apr 2025 |
Keybanc Paul Knight 11% 1-year accuracy 1 / 9 met price target | 35%upside $460 | Overweight Upgraded | 31 Mar 2025 |
JP Morgan Rachel Vatnsdal 56% 1-year accuracy 9 / 16 met price target | 15%upside $390 | Neutral Maintained | 6 Mar 2025 |
Scotiabank Sung Ji Nam 4% 1-year accuracy 1 / 24 met price target | 33%upside $450 | Sector Outperform Upgraded | 13 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about WAT published over the past 30 days









