Bruker (BRKR) Competitors $42.42 -0.04 (-0.09%) As of 02:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, CRL, BIO, 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), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), 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. Its Competitors Waters Illumina Bio-Techne Charles River Laboratories International Bio-Rad Laboratories Pacific Biosciences of California Harvard Bioscience Thermo Fisher Scientific Agilent Technologies Mettler-Toledo International Waters (NYSE:WAT) and Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) are both life sciences tools & services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer WAT or BRKR? Waters presently has a consensus price target of $388.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.79%. Bruker has a consensus price target of $52.89, indicating a potential upside of 24.68%. Given Bruker's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more volatility & risk, WAT or BRKR? Waters has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bruker has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WAT or BRKR more profitable? Waters has a net margin of 22.02% compared to Bruker's net margin of 2.31%. Waters' return on equity of 41.70% beat Bruker's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waters22.02% 41.70% 15.67% Bruker 2.31%19.47%5.95% Does the media prefer WAT or BRKR? In the previous week, Waters had 32 more articles in the media than Bruker. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Waters and 12 mentions for Bruker. Bruker's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Waters' score of 0.30 indicating that Bruker is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waters 13 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bruker 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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. 0.6% of Waters shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of Bruker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$2.96B7.04$637.83M$11.0231.78Bruker$3.37B1.91$113.10M$0.5281.58 SummaryWaters beats Bruker on 11 of the 17 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 BRKR 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 ExcelMetricBrukerINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.43B$1.11B$27.58B$9.00BDividend Yield0.48%0.48%3.15%4.10%P/E Ratio81.5832.3236.3120.06Price / Sales1.911.261,992.92109.01Price / Cash11.6733.3737.6556.90Price / Book3.582.907.265.67Net Income$113.10M$17.67M$762.23M$248.47M7 Day Performance0.57%-0.41%2.71%2.90%1 Month Performance13.42%12.85%6.67%5.75%1 Year Performance-31.39%-15.84%52,251.43%21.36% Bruker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRKRBruker4.7965 of 5 stars$42.42-0.1%$52.89+24.7%-31.1%$6.43B$3.37B81.5811,396WATWaters4.4912 of 5 stars$342.95+0.1%$390.19+13.8%+23.6%$20.41B$2.96B31.127,600Trending NewsILMNIllumina4.9073 of 5 stars$90.61+0.1%$126.94+40.1%-4.9%$14.34B$4.34B-14.939,030Positive NewsTECHBio-Techne4.9753 of 5 stars$49.30-1.2%$72.00+46.0%-25.4%$7.73B$1.16B60.123,100Positive NewsCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.0647 of 5 stars$147.410.0%$171.85+16.6%-21.8%$7.24B$4.05B-226.7920,100BIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.8711 of 5 stars$235.92-0.3%$324.25+37.4%-6.3%$6.42B$2.57B-3.107,700Positive NewsPACBPacific Biosciences of California2.2599 of 5 stars$1.19-6.3%$2.13+79.1%+16.4%$357.10M$154.01M-0.43730News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHBIOHarvard Bioscience4.1298 of 5 stars$0.51-3.4%$3.00+484.0%-83.2%$22.71M$94.14M-0.39490TMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.994 of 5 stars$400.26+0.6%$605.30+51.2%-19.9%$151.09B$42.88B23.48125,000Positive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.8483 of 5 stars$116.21+0.6%$140.15+20.6%-3.8%$33.01B$6.51B28.6917,900Positive NewsInsider TradeMTDMettler-Toledo International4.2805 of 5 stars$1,164.53+0.9%$1,302.11+11.8%-11.1%$24.20B$3.87B29.0417,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WAT Competitors ILMN Competitors TECH Competitors CRL Competitors BIO 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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