Waters (WAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $350.22 -1.70 (-0.48%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$350.23 +0.01 (+0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Waters Short Interest DataWaters (WAT) has a short interest of 1.72 million shares, representing 2.90% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -5.49% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 472,254 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,720,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,820,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.49%Dollar Volume Sold Short$588.03 millionShort Interest Ratio3.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares59,510,000 sharesFloat Size59,380,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.90%Today's Trading Volume251,699 sharesAverage Trading Volume472,254 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average53% Short Selling Waters? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Waters and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWAT Short Interest Over TimeWAT Days to Cover Over TimeWAT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Waters Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/20251,720,000 shares $588.03 million -5.5%2.9%3.2 $341.88 5/31/20251,820,000 shares $634.54 million +9.0%3.1%3.4 $348.65 5/15/20251,670,000 shares $586.75 million +5.0%2.8%3 $351.35 4/30/20251,590,000 shares $553.03 million +1.3%2.7%2.9 $347.82 4/15/20251,570,000 shares $507.81 million +8.3%2.6%3 $323.45 3/31/20251,450,000 shares $534.37 million -2.7%2.5%2.8 $368.53 3/15/20251,490,000 shares $563.49 million -8.0%2.5%3.1 $378.18 2/28/20251,620,000 shares $611.09 million +24.6%2.7%3.4 $377.22 2/15/20251,300,000 shares $480.62 million -18.8%2.2%2.7 $369.71 1/31/20251,600,000 shares $665.06 million -5.3%2.7%3.5 $415.66 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WAT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Waters and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20251,690,000 shares $671.15 million -8.7%2.9%3.4 $397.13 12/31/20241,850,000 shares $686.31 million -6.6%3.1%3.9 $370.98 12/15/20241,980,000 shares $748.95 million -6.6%3.3%3.9 $378.26 11/30/20242,120,000 shares $815.61 million +1.9%3.6%4.5 $384.72 11/15/20242,080,000 shares $745.60 million -3.3%3.5%4.7 $358.46 10/31/20242,150,000 shares $693.53 million -7.7%3.6%5.5 $322.57 10/15/20242,330,000 shares $838.80 million -5.7%3.9%6.2 $360.00 9/30/20242,470,000 shares $888.93 million -10.2%4.2%6.5 $359.89 9/15/20242,750,000 shares $896.12 million -2.5%4.6%7.1 $325.86 8/31/20242,820,000 shares $976.71 million No Change4.8%6.9 $346.35 8/15/20242,820,000 shares $960.72 million +9.7%4.8%6 $340.68 7/31/20242,570,000 shares $864.24 million -9.5%4.3%5.2 $336.28 7/15/20242,840,000 shares $860.07 million -10.7%4.8%5.8 $302.84 6/30/20243,180,000 shares $922.58 million +0.3%5.4%6.5 $290.12 6/15/20243,170,000 shares $934.96 million -9.9%5.4%6.8 $294.94 5/31/20243,520,000 shares $1.09 billion -6.6%5.9%7.7 $308.90 5/15/20243,770,000 shares $1.36 billion -8.3%6.4%8.8 $361.47 4/30/20244,110,000 shares $1.27 billion +4.3%7.0%9.7 $308.92 4/15/20243,940,000 shares $1.26 billion +4.0%6.7%9.7 $319.59 3/31/20243,790,000 shares $1.30 billion -3.3%6.4%9.4 $344.23 3/15/20243,920,000 shares $1.38 billion +4.5%6.6%9.7 $352.90 2/29/20243,750,000 shares $1.27 billion -5.8%6.4%8.8 $337.42 2/15/20243,980,000 shares $1.29 billion -4.3%6.8%9.5 $322.87 1/31/20244,160,000 shares $1.32 billion +3.0%7.1%8.7 $317.71 1/15/20244,040,000 shares $1.24 billion -7.1%6.9%7.5 $307.96 12/31/20234,350,000 shares $1.43 billion +2.8%7.4%8.2 $329.23 12/15/20234,230,000 shares $1.35 billion -1.6%7.2%7.9 $320.14 11/30/20234,300,000 shares $1.21 billion +0.5%7.3%8.1 $280.61 11/15/20234,280,000 shares $1.14 billion +8.6%7.3%8.2 $267.05 10/31/20233,940,000 shares $939.85 million +6.5%6.7%7.9 $238.54INVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting Off (Ad)Right now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Our No. 1 AI Pick is currently trading for pennies on the dollar compared to Nividia. 10/15/20233,700,000 shares $934.66 million +3.6%6.3%7.7 $252.61 9/30/20233,570,000 shares $978.93 million -1.4%6.1%7.3 $274.21 9/15/20233,620,000 shares $998.40 million +1.4%6.1%7.2 $275.80 8/31/20233,570,000 shares $1.00 billion +14.8%6.1%6.6 $280.80 8/15/20233,110,000 shares $887.81 million -1.6%5.3%5.4 $285.47 7/31/20233,160,000 shares $873.23 million +5.3%5.4%5 $276.34 7/15/20233,000,000 shares $812.31 million +7.1%5.1%5 $270.77 6/30/20232,800,000 shares $746.31 million +19.7%4.8%5 $266.54 6/15/20232,340,000 shares $627.19 million -0.9%4.0%4.4 $268.03 5/31/20232,360,000 shares $592.88 million +14.0%4.0%4.8 $251.22 5/15/20232,070,000 shares $565.73 million -8.0%3.5%4.4 $273.30 4/30/20232,250,000 shares $675.81 million -2.6%3.8%5.2 $300.36 4/15/20232,310,000 shares $709.56 million +9.0%3.9%6.4 $307.17 3/31/20232,120,000 shares $656.42 million +24.7%3.6%5.9 $309.63 3/15/20231,700,000 shares $513.15 million +18.9%2.9%4.7 $301.85 2/28/20231,430,000 shares $444.57 million +5.9%2.4%4.1 $310.89 2/15/20231,350,000 shares $454.82 million -11.8%2.3%4.1 $336.90 1/31/20231,530,000 shares $502.73 million -1.9%2.6%4.8 $328.58 1/15/20231,560,000 shares $528.96 million +6.9%2.6%4.5 $339.08 12/30/20221,460,000 shares $500.17 million -12.6%2.5%4 $342.58 12/15/20221,670,000 shares $571.86 million +3.1%2.8%4.7 $342.43 11/30/20221,620,000 shares $561.49 million +8.7%2.7%4.4 $346.60 11/15/20221,490,000 shares $491.39 million +0.7%2.5%4.1 $329.79 10/31/20221,480,000 shares $442.77 million -2.0%2.5%4.1 $299.17 10/15/20221,510,000 shares $411.01 million +2.0%2.5%4.2 $272.19 9/30/20221,480,000 shares $398.90 million +10.5%2.5%4.2 $269.53 9/15/20221,340,000 shares $396.32 million +12.6%2.3%3.8 $295.76 8/31/20221,190,000 shares $355.33 million +9.2%2.0%3.3 $298.60 8/15/20221,090,000 shares $361.62 million -12.1%1.8%3 $331.76 7/31/20221,240,000 shares $451.40 million +19.2%2.1%3.2 $364.03 7/15/20221,040,000 shares $347.37 million -12.6%1.7%2.5 $334.01 6/30/20221,190,000 shares $393.87 million -18.5%N/A2.8 $330.98 6/15/20221,460,000 shares $473.42 million -8.8%N/A3.4 $324.26 5/31/20221,600,000 shares $524.72 million -2.4%2.7%3.9 $327.95 5/15/20221,640,000 shares $525.49 million -6.3%2.7%4.1 $320.42 4/30/20221,750,000 shares $530.29 million -5.9%2.9%4.4 $303.02 4/15/20221,860,000 shares $549.43 million +6.9%3.1%5 $295.39 3/31/20221,740,000 shares $540.08 million -13.0%2.9%4.6 $310.39 3/15/20222,000,000 shares $634.68 million -2.4%3.3%5.3 $317.34 2/28/20222,050,000 shares $649.30 million -8.1%3.4%5.3 $316.73 2/15/20222,230,000 shares $713.38 million +6.7%3.7%5.7 $319.90 1/31/20222,090,000 shares $669.05 million +2.0%3.4%5.5 $320.12 1/15/20222,050,000 shares $684.15 million +5.7%3.4%5.5 $333.73 12/31/20211,940,000 shares $722.84 million +4.3%3.2%5.3 $372.60 12/15/20211,860,000 shares $652.95 million No Change3.1%4.9 $351.05 11/30/20211,860,000 shares $610.21 million +12.1%3.1%5.1 $328.07 11/15/20211,660,000 shares $573.76 million +11.4%2.7%4.7 $345.64 10/29/20211,490,000 shares $547.65 million -5.1%2.5%4.4 $367.55 10/15/20211,570,000 shares $541.19 million +4.0%2.6%4.7 $344.71 9/30/20211,510,000 shares $539.52 million No Change2.5%4.5 $357.30INVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting Off (Ad)Right now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Our No. 1 AI Pick is currently trading for pennies on the dollar compared to Nividia. 9/15/20211,510,000 shares $618.86 million +8.6%2.5%4.4 $409.84 8/31/20211,390,000 shares $575.49 million +0.7%2.3%3.8 $414.02 8/13/20211,380,000 shares $559.27 million +14.1%2.3%3.6 $405.27 7/30/20211,210,000 shares $471.67 million -6.9%2.0%3 $389.81 7/15/20211,300,000 shares $483.94 million -0.8%2.1%3.2 $372.26 6/30/20211,310,000 shares $452.75 million +31.3%2.1%3.2 $345.61 6/15/2021997,400 shares $340.91 million -5.9%1.6%2.4 $341.80 5/28/20211,060,000 shares $341.59 million -7.0%1.7%2.9 $322.25 5/14/20211,140,000 shares $359.65 million +9.6%1.9%3.1 $315.48 4/30/20211,040,000 shares $314.19 million -8.8%1.7%2.9 $302.11 4/15/20211,140,000 shares $338.20 million -13.0%1.9%3 $296.67 3/31/20211,310,000 shares $370.09 million +7.4%2.1%3.5 $282.51 3/15/20211,220,000 shares $327.97 million No Change2.0%3.5 $268.83 2/26/20211,220,000 shares $339.44 million +15.1%2.0%3.5 $278.23 2/12/20211,060,000 shares $299.80 million -23.7%1.7%2.9 $282.83 1/29/20211,390,000 shares $370.52 million -8.0%2.3%3.6 $266.56 1/15/20211,510,000 shares $396.98 million -9.0%2.5%3.8 $262.90 12/31/20201,660,000 shares $407.63 million -13.1%2.7%4 $245.56 12/15/20201,910,000 shares $459.83 million +1.6%3.1%4.7 $240.75 11/30/20201,880,000 shares $429.15 million +8.1%3.1%4.5 $228.27 10/30/20201,750,000 shares $394.77 million -17.1%2.8%4.1 $225.58 10/15/20202,110,000 shares $447.72 million -7.1%3.4%5.1 $212.19 9/30/20202,270,000 shares $444.19 million -7.4%3.7%4.8 $195.68 9/15/20202,450,000 shares $503.74 million -4.7%4.0%4.4 $205.61 8/31/20202,570,000 shares $555.79 million -9.5%4.2%4.1 $216.26 8/14/20202,840,000 shares $611.74 million +7.2%4.6%4.4 $215.40 7/31/20202,650,000 shares $564.85 million -16.7%4.3%4.1 $213.15 7/15/20203,180,000 shares $702.14 million -7.0%5.2%4.8 $220.80 WAT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Waters' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Waters shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, traders have sold 1,720,000 shares of WAT short. 2.90% of Waters' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Waters' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Waters? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. WAT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Waters's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Waters? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Waters: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Waters? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.90% of Waters' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Waters' short interest increasing or decreasing? Waters saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,720,000 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the previous total of 1,820,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Waters' float size? Waters currently has issued a total of 59,510,000 shares. Some of Waters' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Waters currently has a public float of 59,380,000 shares. How does Waters' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.90% of Waters' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Waters: Bruker Corporation (9.59%), Bio-Techne Corp (4.08%), Agilent Technologies, Inc. (1.45%), Danaher Corporation (1.19%), IQVIA Holdings Inc. (5.44%), Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (3.01%), Revvity Inc. (4.80%), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (1.30%), Illumina, Inc. (4.09%), Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (5.38%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Waters stock? Short selling WAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Waters as its price is falling. WAT shares are trading down $1.70 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Waters? A short squeeze for Waters occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of WAT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Waters' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including WAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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