Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold37 ratings
Bullish1951.4%
Neutral1643.2%
Bearish25.4%
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Waters Corporation analyst ratings
Waters Corporation (WAT) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$408.34Current
$315Low
$418.85Average
$490High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 14, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Upgrade | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Leerink Partners | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Aug 1, 2024 |
| SVB Leerink | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Needham | Underperform | Hold | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2020 |
| BTIG Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 5, 2019 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Leerink Swann | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 17, 2018 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jan 6, 2017 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 14, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 23, 2013 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 25, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $408.34. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Doug Schenkel | $490 | $402.91 | +20.0% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $480 | $414.17 | +17.5% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $430 | $400.03 | +5.3% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $398.48 | -2.0% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $420 | $394.18 | +2.9% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $475 | $394.58 | +16.3% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $420 | $396.08 | +2.9% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $460 | $396.08 | +12.7% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Evie Koslosky | $425 | $373.22 | +4.1% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Kallum Titchmarsh | $390 | $368.13 | -4.5% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $435 | $368.13 | +6.5% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $410 | $375.38 | +0.4% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $363.18 | -2.0% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $435 | $371.93 | +6.5% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $351.33 | -14.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $349.53 | +4.1% | May 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $352.64 | -8.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $387 | $342.75 | -5.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $333.33 | -14.3% | Feb 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $370 | $327.59 | -9.4% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $363 | $326.16 | -11.1% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $328.14 | -2.0% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Subbu Nambi | $440 | $394.97 | +7.8% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Brandon Couillard | $415 | $385.33 | +1.6% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Doug Schenkel | $480 | $386.16 | +17.5% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $423 | $397.79 | +3.6% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Redburn Partners | Natalya Davies | $390 | $318.35 | -4.5% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $281.19 | -22.9% | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $385 | $285.59 | -5.7% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam | $465 | $352.7 | +13.9% | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Ramsey Schulte | $374 | $339.02 | -8.4% | May 7, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Eve Burstein | $400 | $321.1 | -2.0% | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Ramsey Schulte | $407 | $367.79 | -0.3% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| CFRA | Jonathan Sakraida | $389 | $347.31 | -4.7% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Tycho Peterson | $415 | $349.92 | +1.6% | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Brandon Couillard | $380 | $336.77 | -6.9% | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $300 | $352.53 | -26.5% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $300 | $282.7 | -26.5% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Tycho Peterson | $320 | $308.9 | -21.6% | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $320 | $326.06 | -21.6% | May 7, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $365 | $341.41 | -10.6% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $296.44 | -22.9% | Apr 25, 2022 |
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