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WATERS CORP (WAT) Stock Analyst Ratings

NYSE:WAT - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9418481035 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

281.2  +3.2 (+1.15%)

After market: 281.2 0 (0%)

Buy % Consensus

73

ChartMill assigns a Buy % Consensus number of 73% to WAT. The Buy consensus is the weighted average rating of the current analysts ratings.

Analysts have set a mean price target forecast of 374.28. This target is 33.1% above the current price.
WAT was analyzed by 23 analysts. The buy percentage consensus is at 73. So analysts seem to be have mildly positive about WAT.
In the previous month the buy percentage consensus was at a similar level.
WAT was analyzed by 23 analysts, which is quite many. So the average rating should be quite meaningful.
WAT Historical Analyst RatingsWAT Historical Analyst Buy, Sell and Hold Ratings and number of analysts.Historical Monthly Analyst Rating -104 -94 -84 -74 -64 -54 -44 -34 -24 -14 -4 5 10 15 20 25

Price Target & Forecast

Price Low Median Mean High 281.20318.15367.20374.28488.25 - 13.14% 30.58% 33.10% 73.63%
WAT Current Analyst RatingWAT Current Analyst Buy, Sell and Hold Ratings.Current Analyst Rating Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell 2 4 6 8 10
Up and Down Grades
Date Firm Action Rating
2025-08-05 Deutsche Bank Maintains Hold -> Hold
2025-08-05 Wells Fargo Maintains Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight
2025-08-04 Jefferies Maintains Buy -> Buy
2025-07-16 Baird Maintains Outperform -> Outperform
2025-07-15 Wells Fargo Downgrade Overweight -> Equal-Weight
2025-06-26 B of A Securities Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-05-07 UBS Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-05-07 Baird Maintains Outperform -> Outperform
2025-04-22 Baird Maintains Outperform -> Outperform
2025-04-10 Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight -> Equal-Weight
2025-03-31 Keybanc Upgrade Sector Weight -> Overweight
2025-03-26 Baird Upgrade Neutral -> Outperform
2025-03-06 JP Morgan Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-02-13 ScotiaBank Upgrade Sector Perform -> Sector Outperform
2025-02-13 UBS Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-02-13 Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight -> Overweight
2025-02-13 B of A Securities Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2025-02-10 Barclays Upgrade Underweight -> Equal-Weight
2024-12-23 ScotiaBank Initiate Sector Perform
2024-12-13 B of A Securities Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-11-04 TD Cowen Maintains Hold -> Hold
2024-11-04 Bernstein Maintains Market Perform -> Market Perform
2024-11-04 Deutsche Bank Maintains Hold -> Hold
2024-11-04 Stifel Maintains Hold -> Hold
2024-11-04 Barclays Maintains Underweight -> Underweight
2024-11-04 Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight -> Overweight
2024-11-04 JP Morgan Maintains Neutral -> Neutral
2024-10-15 Barclays Maintains Underweight -> Underweight
2024-10-08 Jefferies Upgrade Hold -> Buy
2024-10-01 Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line -> In-Line