Waters Market Sentiment

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Waters Corp

WATNYSE

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$462.72

-17.35-3.61%

Last update: Oct 30, 4:02 PM

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Earnings: Q3 2026 Earnings in 3 days from now on Tue Nov 3rd, before the market open

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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▲ 3.3% short float

Options Flow▼ 4.23 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

34 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

4.23

More puts — Bearish

43 calls · 182 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$413

-10.7%

Highest Price Target

$515

+11.3%

Goldman Sachs

Lowest Price Target

$285

-38.4%

Wells Fargo

Short Interest

3.3%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 13, 2026	TD Cowen	Dan Brennan—	+11.3%	$475 → $515	Maintained	Buy
Oct 7, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	+8.1%	$460 → $500	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 1, 2026	Guggenheim	Subbu Nambi—	+5.9%	$440 → $490	Maintained	Buy
Sep 21, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Evie Koslosky—	+11.3%	$465 → $515	Maintained	Buy
Sep 9, 2026	UBS	Doug Schenkel—	+5.9%	$375 → $490	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
Aug 27, 2026	Piper Sandler	David Westenberg—	+3.7%	$400 → $480	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight
Aug 10, 2026	Citigroup	Joanne Wuensch—	+1.6%	$425 → $470	Maintained	Buy
Aug 5, 2026	TD Cowen	Dan Brennan—	+2.7%	$408 → $475	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Aug 5, 2026	RBC Capital	Dan Leonard—	+2.7%	$435 → $475	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 5, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Vijay Kumar—	-9.2%	$410 → $420	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 5, 2026	Wells Fargo	Evan Stampler—	-13.6%	$370 → $400	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Aug 5, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-0.6%	$425 → $460	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 14, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Patrick Donnelly—	-8.2%	$380 → $425	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Kallum Titchmarsh—	-15.7%	$350 → $390	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 9, 2026	RBC Capital	Dan Leonard—	-6.0%	$435	Initiate	Outperform
Jul 8, 2026	Guggenheim	Subbu Nambi—	-4.9%	$440 → $440	Maintained	Buy
Jul 6, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Vijay Kumar—	-11.4%	$380 → $410	Maintained	Outperform
Jun 26, 2026	Bernstein	Eve Burstein—	-6.0%	$435	Reinstates	Outperform
Jun 11, 2026	Piper Sandler	David Westenberg—	-13.6%	$400	Initiate	Neutral
Jun 3, 2026	HSBC	Sidharth Sahoo—	-6.0%	$415 → $435	Maintained	Buy
Jun 2, 2026	B of A Securities	Derik De Bruin—	-13.6%	$370 → $400	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 2, 2026	Wolfe Research	Mike Polark—	-8.2%	$425	Assumes	Outperform
May 14, 2026	Wells Fargo	Brandon Couillard—	-20.0%	$355 → $370	Maintained	Equal-Weight
May 7, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-8.2%	$400 → $425	Maintained	Overweight
May 6, 2026	UBS	Lu Li—	-19.0%	$330 → $375	Maintained	Neutral