Waters (WAT) Stock Analysis

What Waters does

Waters Corporation is a global leader in specialized measurement, delivering analytical solutions across Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company operates through two main divisions: Waters and TA. Under its Waters segment, it engineers, manufactures, sells, and provides support for high and ultra-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (MS) systems. This includes essential consumables like chromatography columns and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. The TA segment focuses on designing, producing, selling, and servicing instruments for thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry. Additionally, Waters develops and supplies sophisticated software that integrates with both its own instruments and those from other manufacturers. The company's advanced MS technology plays a crucial role in various applications, such as drug discovery and development (including clinical trial assessments), analyzing proteins involved in disease processes, ensuring nutritional safety, and conducting environmental testing. Its thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments are vital for assessing the suitability and stability of a wide range of materials, including fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, water, polymers, metals, and viscous liquids. These instruments support diverse sectors like industrial manufacturing, consumer goods, healthcare products, and life science research. Waters' extensive client base spans the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic, and governmental sectors, where its products are instrumental in research and development, quality assurance, and general laboratory operations. Established in 1958, Waters Corporation is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.

Key metrics

ETFs linked to WAT

Broad-market and Health Care sector ETFs an investor holding Waters is often also exposed to. Open an ETF page to see its actual top holdings.

PortView Portfolio Insights

PortView analyzes how WAT fits your actual portfolio — position weight, portfolio concentration, unrealized gain/loss, contribution to return, sector exposure, indirect exposure through the ETFs you hold, and correlation with your other holdings. Connect a portfolio to see your personalized figures; PortView never shows another user's private holdings.

Similar companies

Frequently asked questions

What is the ticker symbol for Waters?

Waters trades under the ticker WAT on NYSE.

Which exchange is WAT listed on?

WAT is listed on NYSE.

What sector does Waters operate in?

Waters is classified in the Health Care sector (Life Sciences Tools industry).

How can PortView help analyze WAT in a portfolio?

PortView shows WAT's weight in your portfolio, its contribution to return and risk, sector exposure, indirect exposure through ETFs you own, and correlation with your other holdings.