Waters Corp
WAT Real Time Price USDRecent trades of WAT by members of U.S. Congress
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Quarterly net insider trading by WAT's directors and management
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Return (30d)
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CAGR (Total)
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Beta
Alpha
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Win Rate
Average Win
Average Loss
Annual Volatility
Annual Std Dev
Information Ratio
Treynor Ratio
Total Trades
Metrics Definitions
Disclaimer: The performance results shown are based on historical backtesting and are hypothetical in nature. Backtested performance does not represent actual trading and does not account for all market factors that may affect execution, such as liquidity, slippage, and changing market conditions. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. There is no guarantee that any trading strategy will be profitable or avoid losses.
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Alpha
Measures a portfolio's risk-adjusted performance against that of its benchmark
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Annual Standard Deviation
Measures how much the portfolio's total return varies from its mean or average.
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Annual Volatility
A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for the portfolio.
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Average Win
The average return (%) for trades that resulted in a positive return.
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Average Loss
The average return (%) for trades that resulted in a negative return.
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Beta
A measure of the volatility of the portfolio compared to the market as a whole.
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CAGR
CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate), is the historical annualized rate of return for an investment strategy, throughout the backtest period.
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Information Ratio
A measurement of portfolio returns beyond the returns of its benchmark compared to the volatility of those returns.
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Max Drawdown
the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio, before a new peak is attained.
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Sharpe Ratio
The Sharpe Ratio is a measure of historical risk-adjusted return, which quantifies the amount of return that an investor received per unit of risk.
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Total Trades
The total number of trades made by this strategy.
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Treynor Ratio
Attempts to measure how successful an investment is in providing compensation to investors for taking on investment risk.
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Win Rate
The percentage of total trades that resulted in a positive return.
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Government lobbying spending instances
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$50,000 Jan 20, 2011 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
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$50,000 Oct 19, 2010 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
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$50,000 Jul 19, 2010 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
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$40,000 Apr 20, 2010 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
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$40,000 Jan 20, 2010 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
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$40,000 Oct 19, 2009 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
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$30,000 Jul 16, 2009 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
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$10,000 Apr 15, 2009 Issue: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
WAT Estimated quarterly lobbying spending
WAT Revenue by Segment or Geography
New WAT patent grants
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Patent Title: Light-guiding flow cell technologies May. 19, 2026
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Patent Title: Systems and methods for two-dimensional liquid chromatography using size exclusion chromatography as a first dimension May. 19, 2026
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Patent Title: Method of analysis of polynucleotides by restricted access reversed phase chromatography May. 19, 2026
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Patent Title: Superficially porous organic polymer particles May. 19, 2026
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Patent Title: Chemical denaturation for oligonucleotide analysis May. 12, 2026
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Patent Title: Use of neutral ph mobile phases in reversed phase chromatography of acidic peptides May. 12, 2026
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Patent Title: Superficially porous materials comprising a substantially nonporous hybrid core having narrow particle size distribution May. 12, 2026
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Patent Title: Chromatographic columns and separation devices comprising a superficially porous material; and use thereof for supercritical fluid chromatography and other chromatography Apr. 28, 2026
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Patent Title: Workflows for preparing and analyzing clinical samples Apr. 07, 2026
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Patent Title: Fluidic network for aseptic sampling Mar. 31, 2026
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Patent Title: Separation of nucleic acid component compounds on zwitterionic stationary phases Mar. 24, 2026
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Patent Title: Method of operating a liquid chromatography arrangement, a liquid chromatography arrangement, and a chromatography system Mar. 24, 2026
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Patent Title: Solvent tube management Mar. 03, 2026
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Patent Title: Nanospray reactive sprayer Feb. 24, 2026
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Patent Title: Silica-based particle with hydroxy-terminated peg bonding and methoxy-terminated peg surface modification Feb. 17, 2026
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Patent Title: Double surface modified porous material with minimized nonspecific interaction Feb. 17, 2026
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Patent Title: Passive solvent mixer for liquid chromatography Feb. 17, 2026
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Patent Title: Sample manager, system and method Jan. 06, 2026
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Patent Title: Use of vapor deposition coated flow paths for improved analytical analysis Dec. 30, 2025
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Patent Title: Encapsulated pre-analytic workflows for flow-through devices, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometric analysis Dec. 02, 2025
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Patent Title: Composite particles with non-porous hybrid organic-inorganic material Nov. 25, 2025
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Patent Title: Solvent delivery with a reduced volume single stroke pumping arrangement providing continuous solvent flow Nov. 18, 2025
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Patent Title: Solid phase extraction methods for enhanced removal of phospholipids from biological samples Nov. 11, 2025
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Patent Title: Sprayer assembly for desi applications Nov. 11, 2025
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Patent Title: Compounds for use in system suitability testing of inert lc systems and columns Nov. 04, 2025
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Patent Title: Dual stationary phase gradient columns for new selectivities in liquid chromatography Oct. 14, 2025
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Patent Title: Inductive detector with integrated amplifier Sep. 30, 2025
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Patent Title: Fitting for fluidic coupling in a chromatography system Sep. 30, 2025
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Patent Title: Superficially porous materials comprising a substantially nonporous core having narrow particle size distribution; process for the preparation thereof; and use thereof for chromatographic separations Sep. 30, 2025
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Patent Title: Sample preparation plate for mass spectrometry Feb. 15, 2011
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Patent Title: Polymeric solid supports for chromatography nanocolumns Feb. 15, 2011
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Patent Title: Mobile phase dilution scheme for enhanced chromatography Jan. 25, 2011
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Patent Title: Mass-spectrometer interface housing Jan. 04, 2011
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Patent Title: Methods of making and using an apparatus and devices for placing light and sample in photo-emitting or absorbing devices Dec. 28, 2010
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Patent Title: Capillary emitter for electrospray mass spectrometry Dec. 28, 2010
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Patent Title: Method and apparatus for identifying proteins in mixtures Dec. 14, 2010
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Patent Title: Evaporative light scattering device and methods of use thereof Dec. 07, 2010
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Patent Title: Freeze-thaw valve that self-limits cryogenic agent usage Nov. 30, 2010
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Patent Title: High speed combination multi-mode ionization source for mass spectrometers Oct. 26, 2010
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Patent Title: Mass spectrometer Oct. 26, 2010
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Patent Title: System for assembling a fluid analysis apparatus Oct. 05, 2010
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Patent Title: System and method for grouping precursor and fragment ions using selected ion chromatograms Sep. 21, 2010
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Patent Title: Self-scanned photodiode array with selectively-skipped pixels Sep. 14, 2010
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Patent Title: Ion exchange porous resins for solid phase extraction and chromatography Sep. 07, 2010
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Patent Title: Backflow prevention for high pressure gradient systems Jul. 13, 2010
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Patent Title: Self-setting high pressure fitting Jun. 15, 2010
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Patent Title: Porous materials for solid phase extraction and chromatography and processes for preparation and use thereof Jun. 08, 2010
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Patent Title: Closed loop flow control of a hplc constant flow pump to enable low-flow operation Mar. 09, 2010
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Patent Title: Systems for isolating toxins and collecting eluates for testing for toxins and methods using the same Feb. 02, 2010
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Patent Title: Apparatus and method for identifying peaks in liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry data and for forming spectra and chromatograms Jan. 12, 2010
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Recent insights relating to WAT
Recent picks made for WAT stock on CNBC
ETFs with the largest estimated holdings in WAT
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* These are estimates based on data taken from SEC filings. There may be inaccuracies due to parsing errors, accidental double-counting, incorrect classification of indirectly owned shares, or any other number of issues.
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Waters sells liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis tools. These analytical instruments provide essential information on various products, such as their molecular structures and physical properties, to help clients enhance the health and well-being of end users. In early 2026, Waters merged with BD's life science and diagnostics business, which increased its concentration in diagnostics (versus none now) and discovery-related life science tools.
- Address Milford, MA
- Market Cap 34.9 billion
- Employees 7,900
- Industrial Classification Laboratory Analytical Instruments
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