Waters Corporation (WAT)

WAT (NYSE:Electronics)
$98.06
pos +0.06
+0.06%
Today's Range: 97.71 - 98.49 | WAT Avg Daily Volume: 458,400
Last Update: 05/20/13 - 11:48 AM EDT
Volume: 69,549
YTD Performance: 12.49%
Open: $97.71
Previous Close: $98.00
52 Week Range: $74.12 - $98.99
Oustanding Shares: 85,687,806
Market Cap: 8,317,715,328
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TheStreet Ratings Grade for WAT
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 6 6 6 6
Moderate Buy 1 1 1 1
Hold 6 8 8 8
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 0 0
Mean Rec. 2.00 2.13 2.13 2.13
Latest Dividend: 0.00
Latest Dividend Yield: 0.00%
Dividend Ex-Date: 08/28/00
Price Earnings Ratio: 17.33
Price Earnings Comparisons:
WAT Sector Avg. S&P 500
17.33 17.30 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
5.82% 18.76% 43.82%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue -0.40 0.23 0.07
Net Income 0.00 0.00 0.00
EPS 10.70 0.56 0.16
Earnings for WAT:
EBITDA 0.59B
Revenue 1.84B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $1.21 $1.27 $5.22 $5.86
Number of Analysts 11 11 12 13
High Estimate $1.26 $1.30 $5.29 $6.03
Low Estimate $1.19 $1.25 $5.19 $5.56
Prior Year $1.17 $1.18 $4.93 $5.22
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 3.57% 8.01% 5.97% 12.13%
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bearishWaters downgraded at JP Morgan

Jan 3, 2013 | 8:21 AM EST

WAT was downgraded from Overweight to Neutral, JP Morgan said. Company is operating near peak margins and may face increased competition. 

bearishWaters downgraded at Leerink

Jan 3, 2013 | 7:57 AM EST

WAT was downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform, Leerink Swann said. Company may struggle to exceed consensus earnings expectations. 

A Surprising Twist

By

Paul Price

 | Jan 2, 2013 | 9:30 AM EST

Dividends did not rule in 2012.

bearishWaters estimates, target cut at Morgan Stanley

Jul 25, 2012 | 8:21 AM EDT

Shares of WAT now seen reaching $89, according to Morgan Stanley. Estimates also reduced, given the company's new guidance. Overweight rating. 

Dive In to Waters

By

Paul Price

 | Jun 19, 2012 | 9:00 AM EDT

The low P/E ratio here simply doesn’t square with this company’s rock-solid fundamentals.

bullishWaters upgraded at Mizuho

May 21, 2012 | 7:03 AM EDT

WAT was upgraded from Neutral to Buy, Mizuho said. $92 price target. Company has strong exposure to Asia. 

 

bearishWaters estimates, target cut at Morgan Stanley

Apr 25, 2012 | 8:44 AM EDT

Shares of WAT now seen reaching $96, according to Morgan Stanley. Estimates also reduced, as the company is seeing lower organic growth. Overweight rating. 

bullishWaters upgraded at JP Morgan

Jan 23, 2012 | 7:38 AM EST

WAT was upgraded from Neutral to Overweight, JP Morgan said. $90 pirce tagret. Company can continue to gain market share, despite exposure to Europe.

bullishWaters rated new Buy at Cantor

Jan 6, 2012 | 7:59 AM EST

Coverage of WAT was started with a Buy rating, Cantor Fitzgerald said. $86 price target. Company can continue to expand market share and margins.

updateWaters rated new Neutral at Credit Suisse

Dec 15, 2011 | 7:29 AM EST

WAT was initiated with a Neutral rating, Credit Suisse said. Valuation call, based on an $80 price target.

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