Waters (WAT) Competitors $295.40 -7.05 (-2.33%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$295.36 -0.03 (-0.01%) As of 09/12/2025 07:02 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WAT vs. BRKR, TECH, A, DHR, IQV, MTD, RVTY, TMO, ILMN, and CRLShould 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 Charles River Laboratories International (CRL). Waters vs. Its Competitors Bruker Bio-Techne Agilent Technologies Danaher IQVIA Mettler-Toledo International Revvity Thermo Fisher Scientific Illumina Charles River Laboratories International Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) and Waters (NYSE:WAT) are both life sciences tools & services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BRKR or WAT? 79.5% of Bruker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Waters shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of Bruker shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Waters shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BRKR or WAT? Waters has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioBruker$3.37B1.39$113.10M$0.5259.44Waters$2.96B5.94$637.83M$11.0926.64 Which has more volatility and risk, BRKR or WAT? Bruker has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waters has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BRKR or WAT 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 Bruker2.31% 17.89% 5.38% Waters 21.71%38.60%15.87% Do analysts prefer BRKR or WAT? Bruker currently has a consensus target price of $51.30, suggesting a potential upside of 65.97%. Waters has a consensus target price of $378.73, suggesting a potential upside of 28.21%. Given Bruker's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bruker is more favorable than Waters.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bruker 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Waters 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Does the media favor BRKR or WAT? In the previous week, Waters had 17 more articles in the media than Bruker. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Waters and 16 mentions for Bruker. Bruker's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Waters' score of 0.54 indicating that Bruker is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bruker 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Waters 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$18.00B$6.88B$5.84B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A1.21%5.68%3.49%P/E Ratio26.6426.0175.4129.75Price / Sales5.94191.21515.9585.94Price / Cash20.0022.1337.5625.00Price / Book9.595.0012.154.58Net Income$637.83M$176.38M$3.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance-3.55%1.00%0.74%0.68%1 Month Performance0.71%2.09%5.00%4.02%1 Year Performance-9.35%10.96%62.55%16.39% Waters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WATWaters4.7834 of 5 stars$295.40-2.3%$378.73+28.2%-9.3%$18.00B$2.96B26.647,600BRKRBruker4.9881 of 5 stars$30.80-0.1%$51.30+66.6%-52.9%$4.67B$3.37B59.2311,396Insider TradeShort Interest ↑TECHBio-Techne4.9846 of 5 stars$54.11-0.6%$70.42+30.1%-31.4%$8.48B$1.22B117.633,100News CoveragePositive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.7707 of 5 stars$128.13-0.5%$139.25+8.7%-10.3%$36.32B$6.51B30.0817,900Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionDHRDanaher4.9916 of 5 stars$198.74-0.7%$246.35+24.0%-30.7%$142.31B$23.88B42.2963,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementIQVIQVIA4.9434 of 5 stars$187.72+0.0%$229.86+22.4%-21.5%$31.91B$15.41B27.1788,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeMTDMettler-Toledo International4.164 of 5 stars$1,314.38+0.7%$1,311.11-0.2%-9.0%$27.07B$3.87B33.2817,300Positive NewsRVTYRevvity4.1381 of 5 stars$86.30-0.4%$120.07+39.1%-32.1%$10.02B$2.80B36.5711,000Positive NewsTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9713 of 5 stars$487.11-1.1%$589.38+21.0%-21.5%$183.94B$42.88B28.17125,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionILMNIllumina4.8385 of 5 stars$98.18-0.8%$123.06+25.3%-26.4%$15.09B$4.37B12.439,030Positive NewsCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.6107 of 5 stars$161.97-1.2%$175.69+8.5%-22.8%$7.97B$4.05B-121.7820,100Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BRKR Competitors TECH Competitors A Competitors DHR Competitors IQV Competitors MTD Competitors RVTY Competitors TMO Competitors ILMN Competitors CRL 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored6-Figure Target for BTC by 2025The U.S. just announced it's putting GDP data directly onto Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. 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