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Waters Analyst Ratings

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$352.41
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$352.41
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After Hours: Jun 27, 4:10 PM EDT
Consensus Rating1
Neutral
Highest Price Target1
$460.00
Lowest Price Target1
$285.00
Consensus Price Target1
$364.85

Waters Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:WAT | Benzinga

Waters Corp has a consensus price target of $364.85 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 B of A Securities, Baird, and UBS on June 26, 2025, May 7, 2025, and May 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $369.67 between B of A Securities, Baird, and UBS, there's an implied 4.90% upside for Waters Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

B of A Securities
Baird
UBS
Barclays
Keybanc

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Analyst Ratings for Waters

Buy NowGet Alert
06/26/2025Buy Now6.41%B of A Securities
Derik De Bruin84%
$370 → $375MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/07/2025Buy Now6.13%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$355 → $374MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/07/2025Buy Now2.15%UBS
Elizabeth Garcia72%
$415 → $360MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/22/2025Buy Now0.74%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$407 → $355MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/10/2025Buy Now-0.68%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$400 → $350MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
03/31/2025Buy Now30.53%Keybanc
Paul Knight53%
→ $460UpgradeSector Weight → OverweightGet Alert
03/26/2025Buy Now15.49%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$396 → $407UpgradeNeutral → OutperformGet Alert
03/06/2025Buy Now10.67%JP Morgan
Rachel Vatnsdal66%
$380 → $390MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/13/2025Buy Now27.69%Scotiabank
Sung Ji Nam46%
$430 → $450UpgradeSector Perform → Sector OutperformGet Alert
02/13/2025Buy Now19.18%Wells Fargo
Brandon Couillard69%
$415 → $420MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/13/2025Buy Now16.34%UBS
Elizabeth Garcia72%
$405 → $410MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/13/2025Buy Now16.34%B of A Securities
Derik De Bruin84%
$430 → $410MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/10/2025Buy Now17.76%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$360 → $415UpgradeUnderweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
12/23/2024Buy Now22.02%Scotiabank
Sung Ji Nam46%
→ $430Initiates → Sector PerformGet Alert
12/13/2024Buy Now22.02%B of A Securities
Derik De Bruin84%
$400 → $430MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now-7.78%Deutsche Bank
Justin Bowers46%
$310 → $325MaintainsHoldGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now2.15%Bernstein
Eve Burstein46%
$345 → $360MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now16.34%TD Cowen
Dan Brennan64%
$363 → $410MaintainsHoldGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now2.15%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$332 → $360MaintainsHoldGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now7.83%JP Morgan
Rachel Vatnsdal66%
$340 → $380MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now17.76%Wells Fargo
Brandon Couillard69%
$380 → $415MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now2.15%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$330 → $360MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/15/2024Buy Now-6.36%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$300 → $330MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/08/2024Buy Now17.76%Jefferies
Tycho Peterson83%
$355 → $415UpgradeHold → BuyGet Alert
10/01/2024Buy Now0.74%Evercore ISI Group
Vijay Kumar50%
$335 → $355MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
08/27/2024Buy Now2.15%Wells Fargo
Brandon Couillard69%
→ $360Initiates → OverweightGet Alert
08/01/2024Buy Now3.01%TD Cowen
Dan Brennan64%
$325 → $363MaintainsHoldGet Alert
08/01/2024Buy Now-14.87%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$275 → $300MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
08/01/2024Buy Now-12.03%Deutsche Bank
Justin Bowers46%
$330 → $310MaintainsHoldGet Alert
08/01/2024Buy Now6.41%Leerink Partners
Puneet Souda56%
$325 → $375UpgradeMarket Perform → OutperformGet Alert
07/02/2024Buy Now-14.87%Evercore ISI Group
Vijay Kumar50%
$320 → $300MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
06/28/2024Buy Now-21.97%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$295 → $275MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
05/08/2024Buy Now-16.29%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$300 → $295MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
05/08/2024Buy Now1.59%TD Cowen
Dan Brennan64%
$350 → $358MaintainsHoldGet Alert
05/08/2024Buy Now-5.79%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$330 → $332MaintainsHoldGet Alert
05/08/2024Buy Now-11.47%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$319 → $312MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/04/2024Buy Now-3.52%Evercore ISI Group
Vijay Kumar50%
$320 → $340MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
02/12/2024Buy Now-14.87%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$275 → $300MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
02/07/2024Buy Now-6.36%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$290 → $330MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/25/2024Buy Now-21.97%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$230 → $275MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
12/13/2023Buy NowWolfe Research
Doug Schenkel72%
Initiates → Peer PerformGet Alert
12/11/2023Buy Now-14.87%Citigroup
Patrick Donnelly80%
$265 → $300MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/13/2023Buy Now-34.73%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$270 → $230DowngradeEqual-Weight → UnderweightGet Alert
11/08/2023Buy Now-29.06%JP Morgan
Rachel Vatnsdal66%
$260 → $250MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/08/2023Buy Now-17.71%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$305 → $290MaintainsHoldGet Alert
11/08/2023Buy Now-19.13%Wells Fargo
Timothy Daley53%
$305 → $285MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/17/2023Buy Now-26.22%JP Morgan
Rachel Vatnsdal66%
$290 → $260MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/28/2023Buy Now-20.55%Bernstein
Eve Burstein46%
→ $280Initiates → Market PerformGet Alert
08/03/2023Buy Now-18.28%Barclays
Jack Meehan77%
$275 → $288MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/31/2023Buy Now-21.97%Barclays
Jack Meehan77%
→ $275DowngradeOverweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
07/31/2023Buy Now-23.38%Evercore ISI Group
Vijay Kumar50%
$285 → $270DowngradeOutperform → In-LineGet Alert
07/11/2023Buy Now-21.97%Citigroup
Patrick Donnelly80%
$300 → $275MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
06/27/2023Buy Now-17.71%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
→ $290MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
06/03/2023Buy Now-10.62%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$315 → $315MaintainsHoldGet Alert
05/28/2023Buy Now-10.62%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$315 → $315MaintainsHoldGet Alert
05/10/2023Buy Now-10.62%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$345 → $315MaintainsHoldGet Alert
05/10/2023Buy Now-10.62%B of A Securities
Derik De Bruin84%
$350 → $315MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/10/2023Buy Now-14.87%Citigroup
Patrick Donnelly80%
$340 → $300MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/10/2023Buy Now-13.45%Wells Fargo
Timothy Daley53%
$345 → $305MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
05/10/2023Buy Now-18.28%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$345 → $288MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/10/2023Buy Now-7.78%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$350 → $325MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/09/2023Buy Now-14.87%SVB Leerink
Puneet Souda56%
→ $300MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
05/09/2023Buy Now-14.87%Evercore ISI Group
Vijay Kumar50%
$340 → $300MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/04/2023Buy Now-0.68%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$385 → $350MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/16/2023Buy Now-3.52%Citigroup
Patrick Donnelly80%
$325 → $340MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/16/2023Buy Now-2.1%Wells Fargo
Timothy Daley53%
$320 → $345MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/16/2023Buy Now-2.1%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$334 → $345MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/15/2023Buy Now-0.12%SVB Leerink
Puneet Souda56%
$352 → $352MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
02/15/2023Buy Now9.25%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
→ $385MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/15/2023Buy Now-0.68%B of A Securities
Derik De Bruin84%
→ $350MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/01/2023Buy Now-5.22%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$317 → $334MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/24/2023Buy Now7.83%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$340 → $380MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/06/2023Buy Now-0.12%SVB Leerink
Puneet Souda56%
$320 → $352MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
12/14/2022Buy Now-0.68%Deutsche Bank
Justin Bowers46%
→ $350Initiates → HoldGet Alert
11/02/2022Buy Now-2.1%Stifel
Daniel Arias78%
$360 → $345MaintainsHoldGet Alert
11/02/2022Buy Now-7.78%Citigroup
Patrick Donnelly80%
$350 → $325MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/02/2022Buy Now-10.05%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$348 → $317MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/02/2022Buy Now-9.2%Wells Fargo
Timothy Daley53%
$315 → $320MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
11/02/2022Buy Now-9.2%SVB Leerink
Puneet Souda56%
$310 → $320MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
11/01/2022Buy Now-6.36%Evercore ISI Group
Vijay Kumar50%
$320 → $330MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/06/2022Buy Now-3.52%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$345 → $340MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/12/2022Buy Now-2.1%Barclays
Luke Sergott52%
$375 → $345MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/25/2022Buy Now-2.1%Credit Suisse
Dan Leonard55%
→ $345Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
08/04/2022Buy Now6.41%UBS
Elizabeth Garcia72%
$349 → $375MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/03/2022Buy Now-1.25%Baird
Catherine Ramsey58%
$340 → $348MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/20/2022Buy Now-0.97%UBS
Elizabeth Garcia72%
→ $349Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
07/14/2022Buy Now-0.68%SVB Leerink
Puneet Souda56%
$350 → $350MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Waters (WAT) stock?

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The latest price target for Waters (NYSE:WAT) was reported by B of A Securities on June 26, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $375.00 expecting WAT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.41% upside). 31 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Waters (WAT)?

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The latest analyst rating for Waters (NYSE:WAT) was provided by B of A Securities, and Waters maintained their neutral rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Waters (WAT)?

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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.

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When was the last downgrade for Waters (WAT)?

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The last downgrade for Waters Corp happened on November 13, 2023 when Barclays changed their price target from $270 to $230 for Waters Corp.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Waters (WAT)?

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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 June 26, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 26, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Waters (WAT) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Waters (WAT) rating was a maintained with a price target of $370.00 to $375.00. The current price Waters (WAT) is trading at is $352.41, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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