Waters Market Sentiment

Waters Corp

WATNYSE

Trade with Public

$409.38

-4.18-1.01%

At close: Sep 4, 5:00 PM EST

$409.38

N/A

After Hours: 4:15 PM EST

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Waters Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Waters (WAT): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 3.7% short float

Options Flow▼ 6.00 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— Neutral (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

32 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

6.00

More puts — Bearish

1 calls · 6 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$403

-1.4%

Highest Price Target

$480

+17.3%

Piper Sandler

Lowest Price Target

$285

-30.4%

Wells Fargo

Short Interest

3.7%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Neutral

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 27, 2026	Piper Sandler	David Westenberg—	+17.3%	$400 → $480	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight
Aug 10, 2026	Citigroup	Joanne Wuensch—	+14.8%	$425 → $470	Maintained	Buy
Aug 5, 2026	TD Cowen	Dan Brennan—	+16.0%	$408 → $475	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Aug 5, 2026	RBC Capital	Dan Leonard—	+16.0%	$435 → $475	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 5, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Vijay Kumar—	+2.6%	$410 → $420	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 5, 2026	Wells Fargo	Evan Stampler—	-2.3%	$370 → $400	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 5, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	+12.4%	$425 → $460	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 14, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Patrick Donnelly—	+3.8%	$380 → $425	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Kallum Titchmarsh—	-4.7%	$350 → $390	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 9, 2026	RBC Capital	Dan Leonard—	+6.3%	$435	Initiate	Outperform
Jul 8, 2026	Guggenheim	Subbu Nambi—	+7.5%	$440 → $440	Maintained	Buy
Jul 6, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Vijay Kumar—	+0.2%	$380 → $410	Maintained	Outperform
Jun 26, 2026	Bernstein	Eve Burstein—	+6.3%	$435	Reinstates	Outperform
Jun 11, 2026	Piper Sandler	David Westenberg—	-2.3%	$400	Initiate	Neutral
Jun 3, 2026	HSBC	Sidharth Sahoo—	+6.3%	$415 → $435	Maintained	Buy
Jun 2, 2026	B of A Securities	Derik De Bruin—	-2.3%	$370 → $400	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 2, 2026	Wolfe Research	Mike Polark—	+3.8%	$425	Assumes	Outperform
May 14, 2026	Wells Fargo	Brandon Couillard—	-9.6%	$355 → $370	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 7, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	+3.8%	$400 → $425	Maintained	Overweight
May 6, 2026	UBS	Lu Li—	-8.4%	$330 → $375	Maintained	Neutral
May 6, 2026	JP Morgan	Casey Woodring—	-15.7%	$330 → $345	Maintained	Neutral
May 6, 2026	TD Cowen	Dan Brennan—	-6.0%	$345 → $385	Maintained	Hold
Apr 13, 2026	UBS	Lu Li—	-19.4%	$370 → $330	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 25, 2026	Deutsche Bank	Justin Bowers—	-19.4%	$370 → $330	Maintained	Hold
Feb 23, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Kallum Titchmarsh—	-14.5%	$423 → $350	Maintained	Equal-Weight