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Waters Corp has a consensus price target of $314.38 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $375 issued by Leerink Partners on August 1, 2024. The low is $250 issued by JP Morgan on November 8, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by TD Cowen, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank on August 1, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $324.33 between TD Cowen, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank, there's an implied -5.28% downside for Waters Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Waters (NYSE:WAT) was reported by TD Cowen on August 1, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $363.00 expecting WAT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.01% upside). 22 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Waters (NYSE:WAT) was provided by TD Cowen, and Waters maintained their hold rating.
The last upgrade for Waters Corp happened on August 1, 2024 when Leerink Partners raised their price target to $375. Leerink Partners previously had a market perform for Waters Corp.
The last downgrade for Waters Corp happened on November 13, 2023 when Barclays changed their price target from $270 to $230 for Waters Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Waters, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Waters was filed on August 1, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around August 1, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Waters (WAT) rating was a maintained with a price target of $325.00 to $363.00. The current price Waters (WAT) is trading at is $342.42, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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