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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays upgraded shares of Waters from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $360.00 to $415.00 in a research report on Monday. Bank of America lifted their target price on Waters from $400.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Waters from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Waters from $310.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Scotiabank began coverage on shares of Waters in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $430.00 target price on the stock. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $388.64.

Waters Trading Down 7.5 %

Shares of NYSE:WAT traded down $30.60 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $374.69. 506,772 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 416,838. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.25 billion, a PE ratio of 35.56, a P/E/G 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $390.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $363.72.

Waters (NYSE:WAT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The medical instruments supplier reported $4.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.02 by $0.08. Waters had a net margin of 21.43% and a return on equity of 49.93%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Waters will post 11.79 earnings per share for the current year.

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.