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Waters (0LTI) Share Price & Analysis

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0LTI Stock Chart & Stats

$474.16$0.04(<0.01%)
At close: 4:30 PM GMT
$400$425$450$475Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28Oct 12Oct 26Nov 9
Day’s Range
$474.16 - $485.00
52-Week Range
$270.00 - $489.88
Previous Close
$474.12
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
624
Market Cap
$46.72B
Enterprise Value
$47.00B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
$593.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
$5.50B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
200.4
Beta
0.77
Next Earnings
Feb 17, 2027 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
4.66
Last Dividend Ex-Date
Mar 15, 2022
Dividend Yield
N/A

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Recurring Installed-Base Revenue

Waters combines higher-value instrument sales with repeat consumables, service contracts and software revenue. Once customers standardize workflows on its platforms, ongoing utilization can support repeat purchasing and create a more durable revenue base than equipment sales alone.

Raised Growth And Synergy Outlook

Raised revenue and earnings guidance indicates management is converting current demand and integration progress into a stronger operating outlook. Planned cost and revenue synergies can support growth and margin expansion over the next several quarters if execution remains on track.

Leading Analytical Sciences Momentum

Outgrowing the life science tools market and a close peer over an extended period suggests durable customer demand and competitive execution. Continued replacement activity, complex biologics, GLP-1s, PFAS testing and generics provide multiple structural demand drivers.

Bears Say

Sharp TTM Margin Compression

The latest profitability reset materially weakens current earnings quality despite strong revenue growth. If low margins persist, Waters may have less operating leverage, reduced returns on its expanded asset base and less flexibility to absorb integration costs or invest for growth.

Weaker Cash Conversion

Waters remains cash-generative, but the recent decline in free cash flow and lower conversion from earnings indicate greater cash demands or working-capital pressure. Sustained weaker conversion could constrain debt reduction, investment capacity and the benefits of reported earnings growth.

Acquired-Business Execution Risk

Limited reported growth in the acquired businesses places greater pressure on integration, product launches and synergies to improve performance. A prolonged transition could dilute consolidated growth, delay expected benefits and make margin recovery more dependent on legacy Waters.

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0LTI FAQ

What was Waters’s price range in the past 12 months?
Waters lowest share price was $270.00 and its highest was $489.88 in the past 12 months.
What is Waters’s market cap?
Waters’s market cap is $46.72B.
When is Waters’s upcoming earnings report date?
Waters’s next earnings report is estimated for Feb 17, 2027 (not yet confirmed), which is in 97 days.
How were Waters’s earnings last quarter?
Waters released its earnings results on Nov 03, 2026. The company reported $4.1 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.002 by $0.098.
Is Waters overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Waters’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Waters pay dividends?
Waters pays a dividend of $0.285 which represents an annual dividend yield of ―. See more information on Waters dividends here
What is Waters’s EPS estimate?
Waters’s EPS estimate is 4.66.
How many shares outstanding does Waters have?
Waters has 98,248,110 shares outstanding.
What happened to Waters’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Waters reported an EPS of $4.1 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $4.002. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 3.26%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Waters?
Hedge funds hold Waters shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Waters is 418,339,043 shares, and hedge funds increased their holdings by 2.8M shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology