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WAT
Stock ticker: NYSE
AS OF
Jan 14, 04:59 PM (EDT)
Price
$393.45
Change
-$0.58 (-0.15%)
Capitalization
23.46B

WAT stock forecast, quote, news & analysis

Water sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools... Show more

WAT
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These past five trading days, the stock lost 0.00% with an average daily volume of 0 shares traded.The stock tracked a drawdown of 0% for this period. WAT showed earnings on November 04, 2025. You can read more about the earnings report here.
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Jan 13, 2026

Momentum Indicator for WAT turns positive, indicating new upward trend

WAT saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on December 31, 2025. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 88 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In of the 88 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for WAT just turned positive on January 06, 2026. Looking at past instances where WAT's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 48 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where WAT advanced for three days, in of 291 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator may be shifting from an upward trend to a downward trend. In of 68 cases where WAT's Stochastic Oscillator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where WAT declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

WAT broke above its upper Bollinger Band on January 05, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

The Aroon Indicator for WAT entered a downward trend on December 31, 2025. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. WAT’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 91, placing this stock slightly better than average.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to consistent earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (10.070) is normal, around the industry mean (13.332). P/E Ratio (36.216) is within average values for comparable stocks, (127.018). WAT's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (6.444) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (1.939). WAT has a moderately low Dividend Yield (0.000) as compared to the industry average of (0.016). P/S Ratio (7.576) is also within normal values, averaging (12.980).

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Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are IQVIA Holdings (NYSE:IQV), Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN), Exact Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:EXAS), Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH).

Industry description

Medical specialties are companies that make equipment used by the health care industry. Equipment manufactured and distributed by these companies include dialysis machines, blood analysis equipment, surgical equipment, dental instruments, and diagnostic tools, among other items. Large companies typically aim to produce and distribute high-quality products across a broad market spectrum. Smaller firms are more likely to specialize in a particular market segment. Due to the industry’s close association with medical treatments, they typically have low sensitivity to macroeconomic fluctuations. Within this industry, Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic Plc and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. are some of the companies with multi-billion market capitalizations in the U.S. stock markets.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Medical Specialties Industry is 13.12B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 27 to 3.82T. MKYSF holds the highest valuation in this group at 3.82T. The lowest valued company is FOGCF at 27.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Medical Specialties Industry was 2%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 4%, and the average quarterly price growth was 44%. AVCRF experienced the highest price growth at 68%, while TDSGF experienced the biggest fall at -25%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Medical Specialties Industry was -6%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 15% and the average quarterly volume growth was -11%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 50
P/E Growth Rating: 68
Price Growth Rating: 51
SMR Rating: 80
Profit Risk Rating: 90
Seasonality Score: 10 (-100 ... +100)
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a manufacturer of analytical technologies: liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis

Industry MedicalSpecialties

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Industry
Medical Specialties
Address
34 Maple Street
Phone
+1 508 478-2000
Employees
7900
Web
https://www.waters.com