Waters Corporation (WAT) Stock Analysis
Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research
Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two segments, Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology... Read more
TrendMatrix rates Waters Corporation (WAT) as Hold with moderate confidence. The stock trades at $302.32 with +11.9% upside to the $338.34 price target. Overall score: 5.7/10 across 10 analysis dimensions. Reward/risk ratio: 1.3:1.
Passes 4/6 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, positive momentum, no SEC red flags). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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TrendMatrix rates Waters Corporation (WAT) as Hold with moderate confidence. Score 5.7/10.
Take-profit target: $338.34 (+11.9% upside). Reward/risk ratio: 1.3:1. Stop-loss: $274.29.
Weak growth; Below 200-day MA.
Waters Corporation trades at a P/E of 28.1 (forward 18.4). TrendMatrix value score: 4.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
28 analysts cover WAT with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $398.
What does Waters Corporation do?Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates...
Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two segments, Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and supports products, including chromatography columns, and other consumable products. It also designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments for use in predicting the suitability and stability of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids for various industrial, consumer goods, and healthcare products, as well as for life science research; and develops and supplies software-based products that interface with its instruments, as well as other manufacturers' instruments. In addition, the company offers MS technology, which is used in drug discovery and development comprising clinical trial testing, the analysis of proteins in disease processes, nutritional safety analysis, and environmental testing. Its products are used by clinical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance, and other laboratory applications. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.