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 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.

Waters Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of WAT stock opened at $379.45 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $22.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.37 and a beta of 1.01. Waters has a one year low of $279.24 and a one year high of $423.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $390.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $363.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.38.

Waters (NYSE:WAT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The medical instruments supplier reported $4.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.02 by $0.08. Waters had a return on equity of 49.93% and a net margin of 21.43%. Analysts predict that Waters will post 11.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WAT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein raised 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. Barclays raised Waters from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $360.00 to $415.00 in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Waters from $332.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Waters from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Waters from $363.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $390.40.

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.