Waters (NYSE:WAT) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Waters (NYSE:WAT) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 12.700-13.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Waters from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $430.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Waters from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Scotiabank initiated coverage on shares of Waters in a report on Monday, December 23rd. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $430.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America upped their price target on Waters from $400.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Waters from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $360.00 to $415.00 in a report on Monday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $388.64.

Waters Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WAT opened at $405.28 on Wednesday. Waters has a one year low of $279.24 and a one year high of $423.56. The stock has a market cap of $24.07 billion, a PE ratio of 38.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.37 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $390.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $363.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.02.

About Waters

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.