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About Waters Corporation
Waters Corporation provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two segments, Waters and TA. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services liquid chromatography, as well as mass spectrometry (MS) technology systems and supports products, including chromatography columns, and other consumable products. Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Diagnostics & Research
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: November 16, 1995
Headquarters: 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA, United States, 01757
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$338.64
Market Cap
$33.48B
Float
98.0M
Shares Outstanding
98.2M
P/E (Forward)
23.64
P/E (TTM)
43.49
Price/Sales (TTM)
8.88
vs. Analyst Target
+18.3% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
11.93%
Operating Margin (TTM)
2.84%
Revenue (TTM)
$3.77B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-3.10%
Dividend Rate
None
Analyst Target Price
$400.52 (22 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$2.37B
$522M
$1.36B
$785M
2021
$2.79B
$693M
$1.63B
$983M
2022
$2.97B
$708M
$1.72B
$1.02B
2023
$2.96B
$642M
$1.76B
$818M
2024
$2.96B
$638M
$1.76B
$1.04B
2025
$3.17B
$643M
$1.83B
$1.01B
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$771M
$147M
Sep 2025
$800M
$149M
Dec 2025
$932M
$225M
Mar 2026
$1.27B
-$72.0M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
0.1%
Institutional Ownership
99.7%
Short Float
3.5%
% of All Funds Holding
13.36%
Number of Funds Holding
1,098
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$322.35
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$342.25
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$348.39
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$324.89
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$337.02
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$347.26
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$325.33
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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share stats analysis (institutional accumulation, fund positioning, short float squeeze potential), and
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