Waters (WAT) Competitors $334.01 +8.79 (+2.70%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WAT vs. A, MTD, ILMN, TECH, CRL, BIO, 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), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), 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 Charles River Laboratories International Bio-Rad Laboratories Bruker Pacific Biosciences of California Harvard Bioscience Thermo Fisher Scientific Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Waters (NYSE:WAT) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor A or WAT? Agilent Technologies received 425 more outperform votes than Waters when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.04% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 53.39% of users gave Waters an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAgilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes86671.04% Underperform Votes35328.96% WatersOutperform Votes44153.39% Underperform Votes38546.61% Does the media favor A or WAT? In the previous week, Waters had 11 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Waters and 28 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Waters' score of 0.59 indicating that Agilent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agilent Technologies 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Waters 14 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, A or WAT? 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 RatioAgilent Technologies$6.53B4.59$1.29B$4.3524.18Waters$2.96B6.71$637.83M$10.7131.19 Do analysts recommend A or WAT? Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $146.25, indicating a potential upside of 39.03%. Waters has a consensus target price of $397.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.93%. Given Agilent Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Waters.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46Waters 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in A or WAT? 87.4% of Agilent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Waters shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Agilent Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Waters shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, A or WAT? Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waters has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is A or WAT 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 Agilent Technologies19.27% 25.56% 13.47% Waters 21.56%46.31%15.67% SummaryWaters beats Agilent Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$19.84B$4.18B$5.35B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A0.61%5.11%4.25%P/E Ratio31.1927.6821.6731.06Price / Sales6.714.20376.3226.47Price / Cash25.1836.0838.1517.54Price / Book10.841.726.444.29Net Income$637.83M-$83.57M$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance9.06%11.73%9.00%6.72%1 Month Performance-11.68%-5.55%-6.10%-6.79%1 Year Performance4.51%-34.74%10.71%1.22% Waters Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WATWaters4.1418 of 5 stars$334.01+2.7%$397.25+18.9%+3.5%$19.84B$2.96B31.198,200Gap UpAAgilent Technologies4.6639 of 5 stars$103.11+0.1%$150.83+46.3%-25.3%$29.41B$6.51B23.7217,900Positive NewsGap UpMTDMettler-Toledo International4.0615 of 5 stars$1,031.13+0.8%$1,380.50+33.9%-14.1%$21.53B$3.87B25.4818,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeILMNIllumina4.5982 of 5 stars$72.94-1.6%$140.65+92.8%-40.9%$11.55B$4.37B-9.499,030TECHBio-Techne4.9014 of 5 stars$52.28+1.1%$81.25+55.4%-21.3%$8.26B$1.20B52.773,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.7719 of 5 stars$133.55-2.4%$189.77+42.1%-55.9%$6.81B$4.05B888.2121,800Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpBIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.6542 of 5 stars$226.21+0.3%$395.20+74.7%-16.7%$6.34B$2.57B-3.488,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpBRKRBruker4.6192 of 5 stars$38.42+5.4%$68.00+77.0%-54.4%$5.83B$3.37B50.618,520Gap UpHigh Trading VolumePACBPacific Biosciences of California2.6184 of 5 stars$1.31+6.1%$2.46+88.4%-58.4%$388.70M$154.01M-0.80730HBIOHarvard Bioscience3.672 of 5 stars$0.38-6.3%$4.50+1,100.0%-90.7%$16.35M$94.14M-1.12490Analyst ForecastGap UpTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9351 of 5 stars$436.94-0.2%$653.23+49.5%-20.6%$164.72B$42.88B26.41130,000Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies A Competitors MTD Competitors ILMN Competitors TECH Competitors CRL Competitors BIO 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 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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