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Waters Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:WAT | Benzinga
Waters Corp has a consensus price target of $366.6 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $460 issued by Keybanc on March 31, 2025. The low is $285 issued by Wells Fargo on November 8, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Baird, UBS, and Baird on May 7, 2025, May 7, 2025, and April 22, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $363 between Baird, UBS, and Baird, there's an implied 0.98% upside for Waters Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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Analyst Ratings for Waters
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/07/2025 | Buy Now | 4.04% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $355 → $374 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2025 | Buy Now | 0.14% | UBS | Elizabeth Garcia69% | $415 → $360 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -1.25% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $407 → $355 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -2.64% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $400 → $350 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 27.96% | Keybanc | Paul Knight54% | → $460 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/26/2025 | Buy Now | 13.22% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $396 → $407 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2025 | Buy Now | 8.49% | JP Morgan | Rachel Vatnsdal65% | $380 → $390 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 25.18% | Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam44% | $430 → $450 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 16.84% | Wells Fargo | Brandon Couillard68% | $415 → $420 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 14.05% | UBS | Elizabeth Garcia69% | $405 → $410 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 14.05% | B of A Securities | Derik De Bruin84% | $430 → $410 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 15.44% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $360 → $415 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/23/2024 | Buy Now | 19.62% | Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam44% | → $430 | Initiates | → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 19.62% | B of A Securities | Derik De Bruin84% | $400 → $430 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | -9.59% | Deutsche Bank | Justin Bowers47% | $310 → $325 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 0.14% | Bernstein | Eve Burstein42% | $345 → $360 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 14.05% | TD Cowen | Dan Brennan61% | $363 → $410 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 0.14% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $332 → $360 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 5.71% | JP Morgan | Rachel Vatnsdal65% | $340 → $380 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 15.44% | Wells Fargo | Brandon Couillard68% | $380 → $415 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 0.14% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $330 → $360 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | -8.2% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $300 → $330 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 15.44% | Jefferies | Tycho Peterson83% | $355 → $415 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | -1.25% | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar51% | $335 → $355 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 08/27/2024 | Buy Now | 0.14% | Wells Fargo | Brandon Couillard68% | → $360 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | 0.98% | TD Cowen | Dan Brennan61% | $325 → $363 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -16.55% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $275 → $300 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | -13.76% | Deutsche Bank | Justin Bowers47% | $330 → $310 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2024 | Buy Now | 4.32% | Leerink Partners | Puneet Souda56% | $325 → $375 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | -16.55% | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar51% | $320 → $300 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2024 | Buy Now | -23.5% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $295 → $275 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2024 | Buy Now | -17.94% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $300 → $295 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2024 | Buy Now | -0.41% | TD Cowen | Dan Brennan61% | $350 → $358 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2024 | Buy Now | -7.64% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $330 → $332 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2024 | Buy Now | -13.21% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $319 → $312 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | -5.42% | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar51% | $320 → $340 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2024 | Buy Now | -16.55% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $275 → $300 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | -8.2% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $290 → $330 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2024 | Buy Now | -23.5% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $230 → $275 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Doug Schenkel71% | — | Initiates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2023 | Buy Now | -16.55% | Citigroup | Patrick Donnelly80% | $265 → $300 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2023 | Buy Now | -36.02% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $270 → $230 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2023 | Buy Now | -30.46% | JP Morgan | Rachel Vatnsdal65% | $260 → $250 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2023 | Buy Now | -19.33% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $305 → $290 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2023 | Buy Now | -20.72% | Wells Fargo | Timothy Daley54% | $305 → $285 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -27.67% | JP Morgan | Rachel Vatnsdal65% | $290 → $260 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/28/2023 | Buy Now | -22.11% | Bernstein | Eve Burstein42% | → $280 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -19.88% | Barclays | Jack Meehan77% | $275 → $288 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -23.5% | Barclays | Jack Meehan77% | → $275 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -24.89% | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar51% | $285 → $270 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | -23.5% | Citigroup | Patrick Donnelly80% | $300 → $275 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/27/2023 | Buy Now | -19.33% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | → $290 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2023 | Buy Now | -12.37% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $315 → $315 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2023 | Buy Now | -12.37% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $315 → $315 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -12.37% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $345 → $315 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -12.37% | B of A Securities | Derik De Bruin84% | $350 → $315 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -16.55% | Citigroup | Patrick Donnelly80% | $340 → $300 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -15.16% | Wells Fargo | Timothy Daley54% | $345 → $305 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -19.88% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $345 → $288 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -9.59% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $350 → $325 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2023 | Buy Now | -16.55% | SVB Leerink | Puneet Souda56% | → $300 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2023 | Buy Now | -16.55% | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar51% | $340 → $300 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2023 | Buy Now | -2.64% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $385 → $350 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2023 | Buy Now | -5.42% | Citigroup | Patrick Donnelly80% | $325 → $340 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2023 | Buy Now | -4.03% | Wells Fargo | Timothy Daley54% | $320 → $345 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2023 | Buy Now | -4.03% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $334 → $345 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2023 | Buy Now | -2.08% | SVB Leerink | Puneet Souda56% | $352 → $352 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2023 | Buy Now | 7.1% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | → $385 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2023 | Buy Now | -2.64% | B of A Securities | Derik De Bruin84% | → $350 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | -7.09% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $317 → $334 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2023 | Buy Now | 5.71% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $340 → $380 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2023 | Buy Now | -2.08% | SVB Leerink | Puneet Souda56% | $320 → $352 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2022 | Buy Now | -2.64% | Deutsche Bank | Justin Bowers47% | → $350 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2022 | Buy Now | -4.03% | Stifel | Daniel Arias77% | $360 → $345 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2022 | Buy Now | -9.59% | Citigroup | Patrick Donnelly80% | $350 → $325 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2022 | Buy Now | -11.82% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $348 → $317 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2022 | Buy Now | -10.98% | Wells Fargo | Timothy Daley54% | $315 → $320 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2022 | Buy Now | -10.98% | SVB Leerink | Puneet Souda56% | $310 → $320 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2022 | Buy Now | -8.2% | Evercore ISI Group | Vijay Kumar51% | $320 → $330 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2022 | Buy Now | -5.42% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $345 → $340 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2022 | Buy Now | -4.03% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | $375 → $345 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/25/2022 | Buy Now | -4.03% | Credit Suisse | Dan Leonard55% | → $345 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2022 | Buy Now | 4.32% | UBS | Elizabeth Garcia69% | $349 → $375 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | -3.19% | Baird | Catherine Ramsey51% | $340 → $348 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2022 | Buy Now | -2.92% | UBS | Elizabeth Garcia69% | → $349 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2022 | Buy Now | -2.64% | SVB Leerink | Puneet Souda56% | $350 → $350 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/18/2022 | Buy Now | 4.32% | Barclays | Luke Sergott50% | → $375 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Waters (WAT) stock?
The latest price target for Waters (NYSE:WAT) was reported by Baird on May 7, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $374.00 expecting WAT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 4.04% upside). 31 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Waters (WAT)?
The latest analyst rating for Waters (NYSE:WAT) was provided by Baird, and Waters maintained their outperform rating.
When was the last upgrade for Waters (WAT)?
The last upgrade for Waters Corp happened on March 31, 2025 when Keybanc raised their price target to $460. Keybanc previously had a sector weight for Waters Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Waters (WAT)?
The last downgrade for Waters Corp happened on November 13, 2023 when Barclays changed their price target from $270 to $230 for Waters Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Waters (WAT)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Waters, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Waters was filed on May 7, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 7, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Waters (WAT) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Waters (WAT) rating was a maintained with a price target of $355.00 to $374.00. The current price Waters (WAT) is trading at is $359.48, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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