Waters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Waters stock have an average target of 379.19, with a low estimate of 325 and a high estimate of 480. The average target predicts an increase of 26.09% from the current stock price of 300.73.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$325	$379.19	$370	$480
Change	+8.07%	+26.09%	+23.03%	+59.61%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waters stock from 17 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	2	2	3	4	4	4
Buy	3	4	5	5	5	4
Hold	8	9	9	9	8	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	15	17	18	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Lu Li UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $370 → $330	Hold	Maintains	$370 → $330	+9.73%	Apr 13, 2026
Justin Bowers Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Maintains $370 → $330	Hold	Maintains	$370 → $330	+9.73%	Mar 25, 2026
Kallum Titchmarsh Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $423 → $350	Hold	Maintains	$423 → $350	+16.38%	Feb 23, 2026
Brandon Couillard Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $415 → $355	Hold	Maintains	$415 → $355	+18.05%	Feb 11, 2026
Luke Sergott Barclays	Barclays	Buy Initiates $400	Buy	Initiates	$400	+33.01%	Feb 11, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.48B

from 3.17B

104.66%

from 3.17B

Revenue Next Year

7.15B

from 6.48B

10.40%

from 6.48B

EPS This Year

14.54

from 10.76

35.13%

from 10.76

EPS Next Year

16.52

from 14.54

13.61%

from 14.54

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.79B	2.97B	2.96B	2.96B	3.17B	6.48B	7.15B
Revenue Growth	17.78%	6.68%	-0.52%	0.07%	6.99%	104.66%	10.40%
EPS	11.17	11.73	10.84	10.71	10.76	14.54	16.52
EPS Growth	33.61%	5.01%	-7.59%	-1.20%	0.47%	35.13%	13.61%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.68	18.20
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	26	26

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	6.8B	7.6B
Avg	6.5B	7.2B
Low	6.2B	6.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	114.1%	16.7%
Avg	104.7%	10.4%
Low	96.7%	3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	15.18	17.65
Avg	14.54	16.52
Low	14.01	15.55

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	41.1%	21.4%
Avg	35.1%	13.6%
Low	30.2%	7.0%

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.