Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Waters (WAT)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Waters (NYSE: WAT) recently:

• 9/9/2026 – Waters is now covered by UBS Group AG. They set a “buy” rating and a $490.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/6/2026 – Waters was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 8/29/2026 – Waters was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 8/27/2026 – Waters was upgraded by Piper Sandler from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $480.00 price target on the stock, up from $400.00.
• 8/12/2026 – Waters was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 8/10/2026 – Waters had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $425.00 to $470.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters was given a new $430.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $420.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $435.00 to $475.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters was given a new $420.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters was upgraded by TD Cowen from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $475.00 price target on the stock, up from $408.00.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $425.00 to $460.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Waters had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $370.00 to $400.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Waters was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 7/17/2026 – Waters had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/15/2026 – Waters had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 7/14/2026 – Waters had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $380.00 to $425.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/12/2026 – Waters was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.

Insider Buying and Selling at Waters

In other news, Director Christopher Kuebler sold 3,626 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $397.94, for a total value of $1,442,930.44. Following the sale, the director owned 17,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,086,515.52. This represents a 16.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) develops and manufactures analytical laboratory instruments, software and consumables used to characterize chemical, biological and pharmaceutical materials. Its products support applications including liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermal analysis and rheology.

The company’s offerings include high-performance liquid chromatography and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography systems, mass spectrometers, chromatography columns, laboratory software and related services.