WATERS ($WAT) posted quarterly earnings results for Q4 2025 on Monday, February 9th. The company reported earnings of $4.53 per share, missing estimates of $4.55 by $0.02. The company also reported revenue of $932,360,000, missing estimates of $937,376,515 by $-5,016,515.
You can see Quiver Quantitative's $WAT stock page to track data on insider trading, hedge fund activity, congressional trading, and more.
WATERS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 346 institutional investors add shares of WATERS stock to their portfolio, and 388 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. removed 1,936,915 shares (-48.2%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $580,706,486
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP removed 1,420,280 shares (-80.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $425,814,146
- MAWER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. added 1,074,449 shares (+225.5%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $322,130,554
- VERITAS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP added 584,770 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $175,319,893
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 497,156 shares (-7.6%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $149,052,340
- JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC added 395,952 shares (+43.7%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $118,710,369
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 393,203 shares (+65.2%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $117,886,191
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
WATERS Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WAT stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 5 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WAT stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 12/08.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 4 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $60,000 on 09/30, 08/26, 08/13, 08/12 and 0 sales.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
WATERS Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WAT in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- William Blair issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/05/2026
- Wolfe Research issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/10/2025
- Rothschild & Co issued a "Buy" rating on 10/08/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for WATERS, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WAT forecast page.
WATERS Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WAT recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $WAT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $390.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Sidharth Sahoo from HSBC set a target price of $460.0 on 01/27/2026
- Brandon Couillard from Wells Fargo set a target price of $415.0 on 12/15/2025
- Doug Schenkel from Wolfe Research set a target price of $48.0 on 12/10/2025
- Kallum Titchmarsh from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $423.0 on 12/02/2025
- Dan Brennan from TD Cowen set a target price of $390.0 on 11/05/2025
- Casey Woodring from JP Morgan set a target price of $325.0 on 10/09/2025
- Natalya Davies from Rothschild & Co set a target price of $390.0 on 10/08/2025
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