Waters (WAT) Competitors $322.22 -5.40 (-1.65%) As of 12:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WAT vs. BRKR, TECH, A, DHR, IQV, MTD, RVTY, TMO, ILMN, and BIOShould you be buying Waters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waters include Bruker (BRKR), Bio-Techne (TECH), Agilent Technologies (A), Danaher (DHR), IQVIA (IQV), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Revvity (RVTY), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Illumina (ILMN), and Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO). Waters vs. Its Competitors Bruker Bio-Techne Agilent Technologies Danaher IQVIA Mettler-Toledo International Revvity Thermo Fisher Scientific Illumina Bio-Rad Laboratories Waters (NYSE:WAT) and Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) are both life sciences tools & services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Is WAT or BRKR more profitable? Waters has a net margin of 21.71% compared to Bruker's net margin of 2.31%. Waters' return on equity of 38.60% beat Bruker's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waters21.71% 38.60% 15.87% Bruker 2.31%17.89%5.38% Do institutionals and insiders believe in WAT or BRKR? 94.0% of Waters shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Bruker shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Waters shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of Bruker shares are owned by company 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 & 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$2.96B6.48$637.83M$11.0929.06Bruker$3.44B1.56$113.10M$0.5268.29 Which has more volatility and risk, WAT or BRKR? Waters has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bruker has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend WAT or BRKR? Waters currently has a consensus target price of $380.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.06%. Bruker has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.62%. 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Bruker 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Does the media prefer WAT or BRKR? In the previous week, Waters had 31 more articles in the media than Bruker. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Waters and 11 mentions for Bruker. Bruker's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Waters' score of 0.10 indicating that Bruker is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waters 11 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bruker 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWaters beats Bruker on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Waters News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WAT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 WAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatersMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.20B$7.03B$6.13B$21.92BDividend YieldN/A1.17%5.51%3.56%P/E Ratio29.0927.3885.5229.61Price / Sales6.48199.70585.1099.18Price / Cash21.7122.4126.3018.33Price / Book10.465.2713.164.60Net Income$637.83M$178.04M$3.30B$1.01B7 Day Performance7.51%3.80%4.71%0.11%1 Month Performance5.20%10.38%8.36%2.22%1 Year Performance-7.92%29.82%87.42%13.68% Waters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WATWaters4.6069 of 5 stars$322.22-1.6%$380.43+18.1%-6.9%$19.20B$2.96B29.097,600BRKRBruker4.9636 of 5 stars$30.88-0.5%$51.30+66.1%-45.6%$4.69B$3.37B59.3911,396TECHBio-Techne4.8072 of 5 stars$52.23+0.7%$70.42+34.8%-17.2%$8.13B$1.22B113.553,100AAgilent Technologies4.443 of 5 stars$123.70+0.3%$140.08+13.2%-2.3%$35.07B$6.51B29.0417,900DHRDanaher4.9807 of 5 stars$185.87+0.6%$245.91+32.3%-21.6%$133.09B$23.88B39.5563,000Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.812 of 5 stars$181.00+0.8%$229.64+26.9%-10.8%$30.77B$15.41B26.1988,000Positive NewsMTDMettler-Toledo International3.9096 of 5 stars$1,191.70-1.1%$1,325.56+11.2%-7.4%$24.55B$3.87B30.1817,300RVTYRevvity3.8892 of 5 stars$84.23+0.2%$119.29+41.6%-24.7%$9.78B$2.76B35.6911,000TMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.8656 of 5 stars$461.95-0.5%$588.35+27.4%-9.0%$174.44B$42.88B26.72125,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeILMNIllumina4.7856 of 5 stars$91.87+0.2%$123.06+33.9%-28.6%$14.12B$4.37B11.639,030BIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.3173 of 5 stars$269.95-0.5%$333.50+23.5%-9.9%$7.30B$2.57B23.017,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BRKR Competitors TECH Competitors A Competitors DHR Competitors IQV Competitors MTD Competitors RVTY Competitors TMO Competitors ILMN Competitors BIO 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 (NYSE:WAT) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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