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WAT Buy
WATERS CORP /DE/
Current Price —
Implied Upside —
Analysts 30
30-Day Momentum
▲ 0 upgrades / ▼ 0 downgrades / 3 reiterations from 3 firms
Next Earnings
Nov 3, 2026 (8 days)
Rating Timeline
| Date ▼ | Firm | Action | From → To Rating | Price Target | Firm Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | TD Cowen | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 53% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Guggenheim | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 52% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | UBS | upgrade | Neutral → Buy | — | 54% |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Piper Sandler | upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | — | 54% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Citigroup | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | TD Cowen | upgrade | Hold → Buy | — | 54% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 55% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 58% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | — | 54% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 53% |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 54% |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | — | 54% |
| Jul 9, 2026 | RBC Capital | initiate | — → Outperform | — | 55% |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Guggenheim | reiterate | Buy → Buy | — | 52% |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | — | 58% |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Piper Sandler | initiate | — → Neutral | — | 54% |
| Jun 3, 2026 | HSBC | maintain | Buy → Buy | — | 53% |
| Jun 2, 2026 | B of A Securities | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | — | 53% |
| May 14, 2026 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | — | 54% |
| May 7, 2026 | Barclays | maintain | Overweight → Overweight | — | 53% |
| May 6, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | — | 54% |
| May 6, 2026 | JP Morgan | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | — | 54% |
| May 6, 2026 | TD Cowen | maintain | Hold → Hold | — | 54% |
| Apr 13, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | — | 54% |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | maintain | Hold → Hold | — | 57% |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $350 | 54% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $355 | 54% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | UBS | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $370 | 54% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Guggenheim | reiterate | Buy → Buy | $440 | 52% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | B of A Securities | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $350 | 53% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | HSBC | initiate | — → Buy | $460 | 53% |
| Jan 5, 2026 | William Blair | initiate | — → Outperform | $0 | 48% |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $415 | 54% |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Wolfe Research | upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | $480 | 53% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Morgan Stanley | initiate | — → Equal-Weight | $423 | 54% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | TD Cowen | maintain | Hold → Hold | $390 | 54% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $385 | 54% |
| Oct 9, 2025 | JP Morgan | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $325 | 54% |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Rothschild & Co | initiate | — → Buy | $390 | 56% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Deutsche Bank | maintain | Hold → Hold | $315 | 57% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | $315 | 54% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Jefferies | maintain | Buy → Buy | $385 | 52% |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $352 | 55% |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Wells Fargo | downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $330 | 54% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | B of A Securities | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $375 | 53% |
| May 7, 2025 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $374 | 55% |
| May 7, 2025 | UBS | maintain | Neutral → Neutral | $360 | 54% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Baird | maintain | Outperform → Outperform | $355 | 55% |
Price Target Trend
Jul 14, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
EPS Estimates
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Cross-Platform Signals
No cross-platform signals in the last 90 days