Bruker (BRKR) Competitors $36.34 -0.11 (-0.30%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.74 -0.60 (-1.65%) As of 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BRKR vs. WAT, ILMN, TECH, BIO, CRL, PACB, HBIO, TMO, A, and MTDShould you be buying Bruker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bruker include Waters (WAT), Illumina (ILMN), Bio-Techne (TECH), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Agilent Technologies (A), and Mettler-Toledo International (MTD). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry. Bruker vs. Waters Illumina Bio-Techne Bio-Rad Laboratories Charles River Laboratories International Pacific Biosciences of California Harvard Bioscience Thermo Fisher Scientific Agilent Technologies Mettler-Toledo International Waters (NYSE:WAT) and Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk and dividends. Does the media prefer WAT or BRKR? In the previous week, Waters had 50 more articles in the media than Bruker. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Waters and 15 mentions for Bruker. Bruker's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Waters' score of 0.58 indicating that Bruker is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waters 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 27 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bruker 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, WAT or BRKR? Waters has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bruker. Waters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bruker, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaters$2.98B6.96$637.83M$11.0231.66Bruker$3.45B1.60$113.10M$0.5270.12 Which has more risk & volatility, WAT or BRKR? Waters has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bruker has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WAT or BRKR more profitable? Waters has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Bruker's net margin of 3.36%. Waters' return on equity of 46.31% beat Bruker's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waters21.56% 46.31% 15.67% Bruker 3.36%21.01%6.46% Do analysts prefer WAT or BRKR? Waters currently has a consensus target price of $390.19, suggesting a potential upside of 11.83%. Bruker has a consensus target price of $59.10, suggesting a potential upside of 62.10%. Given Bruker's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bruker is more favorable than Waters.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waters 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Bruker 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Do institutionals & insiders believe in WAT or BRKR? 94.0% of Waters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Bruker shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Waters shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of Bruker shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WAT or BRKR? Bruker received 239 more outperform votes than Waters when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.62% of users gave Bruker an outperform vote while only 53.43% of users gave Waters an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWatersOutperform Votes44453.43% Underperform Votes38746.57% BrukerOutperform Votes68364.62% Underperform Votes37435.38% SummaryWaters beats Bruker on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bruker News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRKR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BRKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrukerAnalytical instruments IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.51B$4.29B$25.27B$8.43BDividend Yield0.55%0.57%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio47.8726.5144.7719.75Price / Sales1.603.752,072.01118.67Price / Cash14.7436.2434.7834.62Price / Book3.081.536.684.50Net Income$113.10M-$84.30M$739.99M$248.32M7 Day Performance-0.63%2.60%-0.27%0.48%1 Month Performance-1.35%3.94%13.42%13.08%1 Year Performance-53.43%-22.57%52,709.90%7.36% Bruker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRKRBruker4.9311 of 5 stars$36.34-0.3%$59.10+62.6%-52.3%$5.52B$3.45B47.828,520Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWATWaters3.9433 of 5 stars$366.80+6.6%$390.19+6.4%-1.3%$21.83B$2.98B34.258,200Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeILMNIllumina4.7978 of 5 stars$81.57+7.7%$130.95+60.5%-26.2%$12.91B$4.37B-10.6211,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTECHBio-Techne4.844 of 5 stars$53.90+7.9%$73.44+36.3%-43.6%$8.52B$1.21B54.443,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementEx-DividendHigh Trading VolumeBIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.7949 of 5 stars$254.32+6.6%$327.40+28.7%-21.1%$7.12B$2.54B-3.918,200Positive NewsCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.9016 of 5 stars$143.06+3.1%$176.00+23.0%-39.0%$7.03B$4.02B953.7121,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePACBPacific Biosciences of California1.6117 of 5 stars$1.10-1.8%$2.50+127.3%-46.4%$330.05M$152.36M-0.67730HBIOHarvard Bioscience3.6304 of 5 stars$0.35+11.8%$4.50+1,178.0%-90.0%$15.57M$94.14M-1.07490Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9932 of 5 stars$432.16+7.2%$607.43+40.6%-32.6%$163.14B$42.90B26.14130,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeAAgilent Technologies4.8351 of 5 stars$115.53+8.0%$143.00+23.8%-29.2%$32.94B$6.51B26.5617,900Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMTDMettler-Toledo International4.4702 of 5 stars$1,175.33+8.7%$1,296.13+10.3%-25.6%$24.43B$3.83B29.0018,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WAT Competitors ILMN Competitors TECH Competitors BIO Competitors CRL Competitors PACB Competitors HBIO Competitors TMO Competitors A Competitors MTD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BRKR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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