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Waters Corporation, the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for more than 60 years. With more than 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, and with products available in more than 100 countries.

Company profile

Ticker

WAT

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.waters.com/nextgen/us/en.html

CEO

Christopher O'Connell

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

Massachusetts

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Manufacturing > Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Industry (SIC)

Laboratory Analytical Instruments

Agilent • Bio-Rad Laboratories • Avantor • Illumina • Bruker • Coherent • Mettler-Toledo International • Pacific Biosciences of California • Harvard Bioscience • 10x Genomics ...

SEC CIK

0001000697

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

133668640

WAT stock data

S&P 500

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News

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Waters and Genovis Collaborate to Develop Efficient Workflows for Biopharmaceutical Characterization

13 Apr 21

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) and Genovis AB (Nasdaq First North Growth Market) are formally collaborating to develop and market complete routine biopharmaceutical characterization workflows based on the Waters™

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12 Apr 21

During Monday's morning session, 212 companies made new 52-week highs.

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9 Apr 21

During the morning session on Friday, 178 stocks hit new 52-week highs.

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6 Apr 21

Waters Reports Reseller Deal With TetraScience To Offer Its Customers Empower Data Science Link

24 Feb 21

Press releases

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Waters Corporation Q1 2021 Financial Results Webcast Invitation

12 Apr 21

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) will webcast its Q1 2021 financial results conference call live on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. eastern time. To listen to the conference call, connect to Waters' website,

Waters Peptide Multi-Attribute Method for BioAccord System Boosts Innovator and Biosimilar Drug Development and Commercialization

18 Mar 21

New End-to-End Compliant-Ready Workflow Helps Biotherapeutic Protein Manufacturers Meet Regulatory and Attribute-Based Product Analysis Requirements for Drug Identity, Purity, and Quality NEWS SUMMARY: New Peptide

Waters Corporation Presentation at the 41st Annual Cowen Healthcare Conference to Be Audio Webcast Live

16 Feb 21

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) Udit Batra Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to the investment community at the Cowen Healthcare Conference virtually on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 at 2:40PM Eastern

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Results

2 Feb 21

Waters Corporation Recognized for Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

28 Jan 21

Calendar

24 Feb 21

18 Apr 21

31 Dec 21

Financial summary

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Financial data from Waters earnings reports.

Recent insider trades

WAT insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
31 Mar 21	Conard Edward	Phantom Stock Units Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	0	75.99	0	75.99
31 Mar 21	Pearl S Huang	Phantom Stock Units Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	0	70.5	0	70.5
31 Mar 21	Salice Thomas P	Phantom Stock Units Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	0	72.33	0	72.33
5 Mar 21	Reed Joann A	Common Stock	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	263.31	1,600	421.3K	39,685
5 Mar 21	Reed Joann A	Common Stock	Option exercise	Aquire M	No	No	136.43	1,600	218.29K	41,285
5 Mar 21	Reed Joann A	Stock Option Common Stock	Option exercise	Dispose M	No	No	136.43	1,600	218.29K	2,026
1 Mar 21	Keeley A Aleman	Common Stock	Payment of exercise	Dispose F	No	No	0	52	0	1,275
1 Mar 21	Keeley A Aleman	Common Stock	Grant	Aquire A	No	No	0	149	0	1,327

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2020

WAT institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

82.0% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	564	529	+6.6%
Opened positions	82	49	+67.3%
Closed positions	47	49	-4.1%
Increased positions	171	159	+7.5%
Reduced positions	194	212	-8.5%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	12.59B	10.41B	+20.9%
Total shares	50.88M	50.86M	+0.0%
Total puts	42.2K	145.7K	-71.0%
Total calls	43.2K	135.2K	-68.0%
Total put/call ratio	1.0	1.1	-9.4%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
Vanguard	6.66M	$1.65B	-1.2%
BLK Blackrock	4.73M	$1.17B	-4.9%
BK Bank Of New York Mellon	4.64M	$1.15B	+1.4%
Massachusetts Financial Services	3.94M	$975.9M	-1.4%
STT State Street	2.64M	$652.75M	-4.2%
JHG Janus Henderson	1.44M	$355.55M	-15.6%
IVZ Invesco	1.21M	$300M	+65.1%
Geode Capital Management	1.01M	$248.72M	+2.0%
Nordea Investment Management Ab	952.63K	$235.7M	+24.6%
Champlain Investment Partners	901.8K	$223.12M	+6.0%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Citadel Advisors	24K	-540.14K	-95.7%
Norges Bank	520.52K	+520.52K	NEW
IVZ Invesco	1.21M	+478.07K	+65.1%
JHG Janus Henderson	1.44M	-266.56K	-15.6%
Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research	285.88K	+257.06K	+892.1%
BLK Blackrock	4.73M	-245.69K	-4.9%
Balyasny Asset Management	135.45K	-212.06K	-61.0%
IPXAF Impax Asset Management	692.48K	+209.23K	+43.3%
CMTDF Sumitomo Mitsui Trust	207.01K	-194.78K	-48.5%
Nordea Investment Management Ab	952.63K	+187.82K	+24.6%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

Competition

Perkinelmer • General Electric • Thermo Fisher Scientific • Danaher • Mettler-Toledo International • Agilent • Bruker • Spectris • Merck KGaA

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