Market Cap
$43.5B
WAT
WATERS CORP /DE/
$425.53 ▼ -3.15%
Prev close $439.39Market cap$43.5B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$446.74 (+5.0%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 7/10
Insider Buying Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)37 New Institutional Positions13 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (1) Industrials & Manufacturing
Snapshot
The big-picture read on WAT right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (65%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$27.6B
Inst. Activity
37 buys / 13 sells
Insider Activity
$451.1K buy / $1.4M sell
Insider Net $
-$991.9K
SEC Reports
3
Press Releases
1
Congressional
5 trades
Price chart 30d +3.2%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 11, 2026 other
Aug 21, 2026 SEC Waters Corporation to Present at the J.P. Morgan U.S. All Stars Conference
MILFORD, Mass., Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced that Udit Ba
Waters Corp disclosed the resignation of Robert L. Carpio III as Senior Vice President of the Waters Analytical Sciences
8-K — Impact 3/10
Aug 13, 2026 Congress
Kevin Hern sell
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Aug 6, 2026 Insider
KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A acquired via exercise 3,626 shares
Director @ $136.43 ($494.7K)
Aug 6, 2026 Insider
Aug 4, 2026 Press KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A sold 3,626 shares
Director @ $397.94 ($1.4M)
Waters Corporation reported Q2 2026 revenue of $1.645B, surpassing guidance, with organic constant-currency growth of 9%
Impact 7/10
Jun 30, 2026 Insider
Jiang Wei was granted 67.42 shares
Director
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
Fundsmith LLP — TRIM
2,273,632 shares ($852.7M)
Analyst ratings buy % +30.0%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
65% rate it Buy or better · 31 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Guggenheim | MAINTAIN | Buy | 52% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | MAINTAIN | Buy | 54% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | UBS | UPGRADE | Buy | 55% |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Piper Sandler | UPGRADE | Overweight | 54% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Citigroup | MAINTAIN | Buy | 55% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | TD Cowen | UPGRADE | Buy | 56% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 55% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 59% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | 54% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 65% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 55% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 53% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 57% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 59% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 57% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 57% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 56% |
Price targets
Where 23 covering analysts think WAT trades over the next 12 months.
$446.74 +5.0% upside Hold
Current$425.53 Low$349.00 Median$455.00 High$515.00 23 analysts
$349.00$515.00
Analyst rating Buy· 1.6/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
3 SEC filing reports analyzed · 1 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 2 neutral · avg impact 5.0/10.Plus 1 press releases.
NEUTRAL8-K3/10
Waters Corp disclosed the resignation of Robert L. Carpio III as Senior Vice President of the Waters
Aug 21, 2026
NEUTRALINST-CLUSTER4/10
A massive 131-firm institutional buying cluster surged into WAT in Q1 2026, adding $1.32B in net new
Jun 25, 2026
BULLISH8-K8/10
Waters reported Q1 2026 total revenue of $1.267B, well above the $1.20B consensus, driven by $747M i
May 5, 2026
BULLISH7/10
Waters Corporation reported Q2 2026 revenue of $1.645B, surpassing guidance, with organic constant-c
Aug 4, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 11, 2026
other
Waters Corporation to Present at the J.P. Morgan U.S. All Stars Conference
MILFORD, Mass., Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced that Udit Batra, Ph.D., Waters President and Chief Executive O
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WAT — 0.7M shares, 31,947 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 730,076 shares across 31,947 trades.
Aug 31, 2026
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Dark Pool: WAT — 0.8M shares, 34,645 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 802,705 shares across 34,645 trades.
Aug 24, 2026
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Dark Pool: WAT — 0.9M shares, 40,032 trades
Week starting 2026-08-24. Total ATS volume: 931,150 shares across 40,032 trades.
Aug 17, 2026
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Dark Pool: WAT — 1.5M shares, 48,886 trades
Week starting 2026-08-17. Total ATS volume: 1,539,144 shares across 48,886 trades.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $4.00 | $3.92–$4.03 | 17.6% | -0.1% | 14↑ 5↓ | $1.8B | 21 |
| Next Q | $4.68 | $4.61–$4.82 | 3.2% | +0.1% | 7↑ 11↓ | $1.8B | 21 |
| Current FY | $14.58 | $14.45–$14.65 | 11.0% | +0.0% | 21↑ 2↓ | $6.5B | 24 |
| Next FY | $16.54 | $16.02–$17.74 | 13.5% | -0.0% | 13↑ 10↓ | $7.1B | 24 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $3.997 | — |
| 7d ago | $3.997 | -0.000 |
| 30d ago | $4.000 | -0.003 |
| 60d ago | $3.992 | +0.005 |
| 90d ago | $4.012 | -0.015 |
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own WAT (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $27.6B total value (72,045,376 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, MASSACHUSETTS, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 37 institutions added/increased vs 13 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Tracked | Last move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 8,484,939 | $3.2B | 11.5% | — |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 4,625,035 | $2.5B | 9.2% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6,415,552 | $2.4B | 8.7% | — |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4,740,524 | $1.8B | 6.4% | — |
| STATE STREET CORP | 4,382,008 | $1.6B | 6.0% | — |
| Invesco Ltd. | 3,494,267 | $1.3B | 4.8% | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,636,146 | $984.8M | 3.6% | — |
| Fundsmith LLP | 2,273,632 | $852.7M | 3.1% | TRIM -29.2% |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 2,694,590 | $802.4M | 2.9% | ADD +27.3% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2,158,391 | $796.2M | 2.9% | — |
Recent position changes
| Fund | Action | Prev | Current | Change | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundsmith LLP | TRIM | 3,212,075 | 2,273,632 | -29.2% | $852.7M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | ADD | 2,116,737 | 2,694,590 | +27.3% | $802.4M |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | ADD | 1,256,462 | 1,662,140 | +32.3% | $623.4M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | ADD | 811,326 | 1,373,150 | +69.2% | $515.0M |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | DOUBLED | 316,203 | 1,264,226 | +299.8% | $474.1M |
| FMR LLC | ADD | 502,814 | 924,742 | +83.9% | $346.8M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | DOUBLED | 185,168 | 894,660 | +383.2% | $335.5M |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | ADD | 488,854 | 774,836 | +58.5% | $293.0M |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | ADD | 486,579 | 653,967 | +34.4% | $244.7M |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | ADD | 382,948 | 638,786 | +66.8% | $239.4M |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
14 insiders, 49 transactions. Net -$991.9K — $451.1K bought, $1.4M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A | Director | EXERCISE | 3,626 | $136.43 | $494.7K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A | Director | SELL | 3,626 | $397.94 | $1.4M |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jiang Wei | Director | AWARD | 67.42 | — | — |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Knight Heather | Director | AWARD | 63.03 | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Carpio Robert L III | SVP Waters Analytical Sciences | TAX W/H | 189 | $369.18 | $69.8K |
| May 12, 2026 | Chaubal Amol | SVP & Chief Financial Officer | TAX W/H | 239 | $352.21 | $84.2K |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Bennett Jianqing | SVP Waters Adv. Diagnostics | TAX W/H | 302 | $304.09 | $91.8K |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Knight Heather | Director | AWARD | 68.44 | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Jiang Wei | Director | AWARD | 64.06 | — | — |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Jiang Wei | Director | BUY | 500 | $289.46 | $144.7K |
Congressional trades
WAT trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
3 members · 0 buys / 3 sells
| Date | Member | Party | Chamber | Type | Amount | Asset | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Kevin Hern | R | HOUSE | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | Waters Corp | Sep 2, 2026(21d) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Thomas Kean Jr | R | HOUSE | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | Waters Corp | Apr 14, 2026(36d) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Thomas Kean Jr | R | HOUSE | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | Waters Corp | Mar 18, 2026(34d) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Deborah Dingell | D | HOUSE | RECEIVE | $1,001 - $15,000 | Waters Corp | Feb 24, 2026(15d) |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Kevin Hern | R | HOUSE | EXCHANGE | $1,001 - $15,000 | Waters Corp | Mar 6, 2026(26d) |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for WAT.
Shares short
3,304,268
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+0.3%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
5.8
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈3.4%
Estimate — not % of float
All WAT filing & press-release reports (4)
- 8-K reportAug 21, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportAug 4, 2026
- INST-CLUSTER reportJun 25, 2026
- 8-K reportMay 5, 2026