WAT
Waters Corporation · Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research
TECHBuyZACKSHold
R500#307 today
$425.21
-0.08% today · -1.92% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- WAT −0.08% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.8 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Oct 1): After its 57 big drops in the past 5 years, WAT typically gained 0.4% over the next day (median) and was higher 60% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -0.6% and +1.5%. An ordinary day: -0.0%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #34 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Key facts
- Market cap
- $41.7B
- Held by institutions
- 102.1%
- Short interest
- 3.4%
- 52-week range
- 282.77–448.21
- Analyst mean target
- —
- Next earnings
- Nov 3 BMO
- Forward P/E
- 25.7
Recent events
Earnings ▲
2Q2026 results: EPS $3.05 vs $3.01 expected beat +$0.04 (+1.4%); next session +5.7% (+3.9 vs SPY)Earnings ▲
1Q2026 results: EPS $2.70 vs $2.31 expected beat +$0.39 (+17.0%); revenue $1.3B; next session +13.5% (+12.7 vs SPY)Earnings ▲
4Q2025 results: EPS $4.53 vs $4.51 expected beat +$0.02 (+0.5%); revenue $932.4M; next session -13.9% (-14.4 vs SPY)Earnings ▲
3Q2025 results: EPS $3.40 vs $3.22 expected beat +$0.18 (+5.5%); revenue $799.9M; next session +6.3% (+7.5 vs SPY)