Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Waters stock ranges from a low of $315 to a high of $460. The average analyst price target of $382.14 forecasts a -3.21% decrease in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $382.14 (-3.21%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$315	$382.14	$385	$460
Change	-20.21%	-3.21%	-2.48%	+16.51%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waters stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	1	1	1	2	2	2
Buy	4	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	10	10	10	10	8	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	14	14	15	13	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Kallum Titchmarsh Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Initiates $423	Hold	Initiates	$423	+7.14%	Dec 2, 2025
Dan Brennan TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Maintains $345 → $390	Hold	Maintains	$345 → $390	-1.22%	Nov 5, 2025
Brandon Couillard Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $315 → $385	Hold	Maintains	$315 → $385	-2.48%	Nov 5, 2025
Casey Woodring JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $300 → $325	Hold	Maintains	$300 → $325	-17.68%	Oct 9, 2025
Natalya Davies Rothschild & Co	Rothschild & Co	Strong Buy Initiates $390	Strong Buy	Initiates	$390	-1.22%	Oct 8, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.19B

from 2.96B

7.96%

from 2.96B

Revenue Next Year

3.40B

from 3.19B

6.32%

from 3.19B

EPS This Year

13.24

from 10.71

23.66%

from 10.71

EPS Next Year

14.44

from 13.24

9.00%

from 13.24

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	2.37B	2.79B	2.97B	2.96B	2.96B	3.19B	3.40B
Revenue Growth	-1.71%	17.78%	6.68%	-0.52%	0.07%	7.96%	6.32%
EPS	8.36	11.17	11.73	10.84	10.71	13.24	14.44
EPS Growth	-3.80%	33.61%	5.01%	-7.59%	-1.20%	23.66%	9.00%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	29.81	27.35
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	21	21

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026
High	3.3B	3.6B
Avg	3.2B	3.4B
Low	3.1B	3.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	12.6%	11.4%
Avg	8.0%	6.3%
Low	4.6%	2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	13.82	15.23
Avg	13.24	14.44
Low	12.79	13.80

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
High	29.0%	15.0%
Avg	23.7%	9.0%
Low	19.4%	4.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.