Waters (NYSE:WAT) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Waters (NYSE:WAT) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 12.700-13.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 12.830. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.0 billion-$3.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.1 billion. Waters also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 2.170-2.250 EPS.

Waters Price Performance

WAT opened at $405.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.67, a P/E/G ratio of 7.37 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $390.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $363.72. Waters has a 52-week low of $279.24 and a 52-week high of $423.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.02.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WAT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Waters from $400.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Waters from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $430.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Waters from $332.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Waters from $363.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Waters from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $388.64.

Waters Company Profile

Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through two segments: Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products, and post-warranty service plans.