Overview
Smart money at a glance
Filings to Sep 26, 2026Net selling: insiders sold $1.4M and bought $0 on the open market in 90 days (SEC Form 4). Congress: net selling of $1K to $15K in 180 days.
- Company insidersSEC Form 4, last 90 days
- -$1.4M netNet selling
- CongressSTOCK Act, last 180 days
- -$1K to -$15K netNet selling
- Big fundsSEC 13F, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- 5 added, 2 cutMore adding
- Federal contractsUSAspending.gov, last 12 months
- No awardsNone on record
Key stats
Fundamentals Sep 25- Open
- $418.33
- 52-wk high
- $436.34
- High
- $436.34
- 52-wk low
- $282.77
- Low
- $418.00
- Prev close
- $420.57
- Mkt cap
- $42.25B
- P/E
- 106.5x
- Volume
- 1.03M
- Fwd P/E
- 24.8x
- Beta
- 1.19
- P/S
- 9.1x
- P/B
- 2.7x
- Profit margin
- +3.6%
- Op margin
- +9.4%
- ROE
- +1.9%
What do analysts expect?
Analyst target and ratings are on paid plans
See the 12-month consensus target and the buy/hold/sell rating split.
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Are insiders buying or selling Waters Corporation (WAT) stock?
Net selling: insiders sold $1.4M and bought $0 of WAT stock on the open market in the 90 days to Sep 26, 2026, according to SEC Form 4 filings. The largest was Kuebler, Christopher A (Director), who sold $1.4M. The latest filing was on Aug 7, 2026.
Which members of Congress have traded WAT recently?
Rep. Kevin Hern (R) sold $1K to $15K on Aug 13, 2026, disclosed 19 days later. In total, 1 member disclosed 1 WAT trade with trade dates in the last 180 days, filed a median 19 days after trading.
How current is this WAT smart-money data?
This summary uses filings available on Sep 26, 2026. Insiders must report trades to the SEC within 2 business days, members of Congress have up to 45 days to disclose a trade, and funds file 13F holdings up to 45 days after each quarter ends, so the latest moves may not be public yet.
Smart money
8 funds hold a position and insiders have been net selling.
What funds are doing
Buys/Adds (2)
- VG

Viking Global
$623.4M
bought
- MI

Millennium
$280.4M
added
Sells/Trims (1)
- HA

Harris Associates
$79.1M
trimmed
What insiders are doing
Sells (1)
- KC
Kuebler Christopher A
$1.4M
sold
What Congress is doing
How top traders are positioned
No tracked top-trader positions in WAT right now.
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Earnings
Earnings came in 1.3% above what analysts expected.
Earnings per share
$3.01 expected
Revenue
$1.62B expected
GAAP EPS was -$1.39 and adjusted EPS was $3.05. The adjusted figure is comparable to consensus.
Q3 2026 guidance
$1.75B to $1.76B
$1.76B expected-0.1%at the midpoint
Reports Nov 3, 2026, in 38 days
Estimates as of Sep 25, 2026
EPS expected
$3.92 to $4.03
Revenue expected
20 analysts
Last 30 days
Analysts raising estimates
What the company said
Financials
What it sold, what it cost, what was left.
| USD | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What came in | ||||
| Revenue | $799.9M | $932.4M | $1.27B | $1.65B |
| Cost of what it sold | $327.8M | $374.9M | $672.0M | $911.0M |
| Gross profit | $472.1M | $557.4M | $595.0M | $734.0M |
| What it spent | ||||
| Research and development | $53.6M | $50.1M | $96.0M | $122.0M |
| Sales and admin | $214.2M | $191.0M | $387.0M | $405.0M |
| Other operating costs | $12.1M | $5.8M | $159.0M | $293.0M |
| Total operating expenses | $280.0M | $246.8M | $642.0M | $820.0M |
| What was left | ||||
| Operating profit | $192.1M | $310.6M | -$47.0M | -$86.0M |
| Interest on debt | $26.6M | $8.6M | $48.0M | $55.0M |
| Profit before tax | $170.1M | $264.2M | -$88.0M | -$141.0M |
| Tax | $21.2M | $39.0M | -$16.0M | -$5.0M |
| Net profit | $148.9M | $225.2M | -$72.0M | -$136.0M |
| EBITDA | $249.4M | $325.3M | $106.0M | $215.0M |
Technicals
Price structure
This stock is in a strong uptrend.
Trend
Strong uptrend
100 / 100
RSI 14
20D volatility
52-week range
20D support
20D resistance
Returns
Price vs moving averages
Volume pace
News
What the news says
Coverage is bullish
Tone of tracked coverage
Waters Corp stock rises 0.4 percent ahead of the open
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Macro
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