Waters (WAT) Competitors $348.47 +1.11 (+0.32%) As of 11:54 AM 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. A, MTD, ILMN, TECH, BIO, CRL, BRKR, PACB, HBIO, and TMOShould you be buying Waters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waters include Agilent Technologies (A), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Illumina (ILMN), Bio-Techne (TECH), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bruker (BRKR), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry. Waters vs. Agilent Technologies Mettler-Toledo International Illumina Bio-Techne Bio-Rad Laboratories Charles River Laboratories International Bruker Pacific Biosciences of California Harvard Bioscience Thermo Fisher Scientific Waters (NYSE:WAT) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WAT or A? 94.0% of Waters shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Waters shares are owned 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. Which has more risk & volatility, WAT or A? Waters has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WAT or A? Agilent Technologies received 424 more outperform votes than Waters when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.01% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 53.37% of users gave Waters an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWatersOutperform Votes44353.37% Underperform Votes38746.63% Agilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes86771.01% Underperform Votes35428.99% Does the media refer more to WAT or A? In the previous week, Waters had 29 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for Waters and 38 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Waters' score of 0.58 indicating that Agilent Technologies 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) 6 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agilent Technologies 25 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer WAT or A? Waters currently has a consensus target price of $390.19, indicating a potential upside of 12.37%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus target price of $143.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.09%. Given Agilent Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agilent Technologies 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) 2.61Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WAT or A? Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Waters. Agilent Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Waters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaters$2.98B6.93$637.83M$11.0231.51Agilent Technologies$6.51B4.78$1.29B$4.3525.08 Is WAT or A more profitable? Waters has a net margin of 21.56% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 19.27%. Waters' return on equity of 46.31% beat Agilent Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Waters21.56% 46.31% 15.67% Agilent Technologies 19.27%25.56%13.47% SummaryWaters beats Agilent Technologies on 12 of the 19 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. 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 NYSE 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 WAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatersAnalytical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.69B$4.29B$5.32B$19.29BDividend YieldN/A0.57%5.21%3.83%P/E Ratio32.4626.4026.7734.47Price / Sales6.933.75390.2234.86Price / Cash25.1836.2438.2517.51Price / Book11.271.536.754.67Net Income$637.83M-$84.30M$3.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.17%1.96%1.55%-2.17%1 Month Performance4.82%3.12%12.22%7.01%1 Year Performance-0.45%-23.23%16.71%3.59% Waters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WATWaters3.9687 of 5 stars$348.47+0.3%$390.19+12.0%-1.3%$20.74B$2.98B32.548,200Trending NewsAAgilent Technologies4.8471 of 5 stars$115.53+8.0%$143.00+23.8%-29.2%$32.94B$6.51B26.5617,900News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMTDMettler-Toledo International4.4726 of 5 stars$1,175.33+8.7%$1,296.13+10.3%-25.6%$24.43B$3.83B29.0018,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeILMNIllumina4.8026 of 5 stars$81.57+7.7%$130.95+60.5%-26.2%$12.91B$4.37B-10.6211,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTECHBio-Techne4.8455 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 Laboratories4.8061 of 5 stars$254.32+6.6%$327.40+28.7%-21.1%$7.12B$2.54B-3.918,200Positive NewsCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.907 of 5 stars$143.06+3.1%$176.00+23.0%-39.0%$7.03B$4.02B953.7121,400Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBRKRBruker4.9326 of 5 stars$40.26+7.3%$60.10+49.3%-52.3%$6.10B$3.37B52.978,520Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePACBPacific Biosciences of California1.6035 of 5 stars$1.10-1.8%$2.50+127.3%-46.4%$330.05M$152.36M-0.67730HBIOHarvard Bioscience3.8291 of 5 stars$0.35+11.8%$4.50+1,178.0%-90.0%$15.57M$94.14M-1.07490Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9939 of 5 stars$432.16+7.2%$607.43+40.6%-32.6%$163.14B$42.90B26.14130,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies A Competitors MTD Competitors ILMN Competitors TECH Competitors BIO Competitors CRL Competitors BRKR Competitors PACB Competitors HBIO Competitors TMO 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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