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WAT Waters Corporation

Waters Corp. is a measurement company, which engages in the analytical workflow solutions involving liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations. It operates through Waters and TA segments. The Waters segment designs, manufactures, distributes and services liquid chromatography and ultra performance liquid chromatography instruments, columns and other chemistry consumables that can be integrated and used along with other analytical instruments. The TA Instruments segment designs, manufactures, distributes and services thermal analysis, rheometry and calorimetry instruments. The company was founded by James Logan Waters in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, MA.

Company profile

Ticker
WAT
Exchange
NYSE
Website
www.waters.com
CEO
Udit Batra
Employees
Incorporated
Delaware
Location
Massachusetts
Fiscal year end
Dec 31
Sector
Health Technology > Medical Specialties
Industry (SIC)
Laboratory Analytical Instruments
Avantor • Agilent • PerkinElmer • Bio-Rad Laboratories • Mettler-Toledo International • Illumina • Bruker • Coherent • Pacific Biosciences of California • Berkeley Lights ...
SEC CIK
0001000697
Corporate docs
IRS number
133668640

WAT stock data

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Calendar

28 Oct 20
27 Nov 20
31 Dec 20

News

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 10b5-1 $Price #Shares $Value #Remaining
12 Nov 20 Robert G Carson Common Stock Sell Dispose S No 227.945 2,277 519.03K 1,174
12 Nov 20 Robert G Carson Common Stock Option exercise Aquire M No 189.54 2,277 431.58K 3,451
12 Nov 20 Robert G Carson Stock Option Common Stock Option exercise Dispose M No 189.54 2,277 431.58K 9,108
9 Nov 20 Michael J Berendt Common Stock Sell Dispose S No 230.1 4,000 920.4K 21,977
9 Nov 20 Michael J Berendt Common Stock Option exercise Aquire M No 78.1 4,000 312.4K 25,977
9 Nov 20 Michael J Berendt Stock Option Common Stock Option exercise Dispose M No 78.1 4,000 312.4K 0
30 Oct 20 Sherry Buck Common Stock Sell Dispose S No 221.62 17,499 3.88M 3,720
30 Oct 20 Sherry Buck Common Stock Option exercise Aquire M No 141.74 17,499 2.48M 21,219
30 Oct 20 Sherry Buck Stock Option Common Stock Option exercise Dispose M No 141.74 17,499 2.48M 11,666
12 Oct 20 Keeley A Aleman Common Stock Payment of exercise Dispose F No 0 42 0 1,211
Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q3 2020

WAT institutional ownership history Ownership history
81.8% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders
 Current Prev Q Change
Total holders 522 528 -1.1%
Opened positions 47 64 -26.6%
Closed positions 53 55 -3.6%
Increased positions 160 165 -3.0%
Reduced positions 208 201 +3.5%
13F shares
 Current Prev Q Change
Total value 238.63B 195.12B +22.3%
Total shares 50.79M 53.62M -5.3%
Total puts 147.35K 96.9K +52.1%
Total calls 135.2K 164.7K -17.9%
Total put/call ratio 1.1 0.6 +85.2%
Largest owners
 Shares Value Change
Vanguard 6.73M $1.32B -2.8%
BLK BlackRock 4.98M $973.71M -2.2%
BK Bank of New York Mellon 4.58M $895.93M -3.1%
Massachusetts Financial Services 4M $783.12M -7.9%
STT State Street 2.75M $539.06M -2.2%
JHG Janus Henderson 1.7M $333.36M +0.6%
Geode Capital Management 988.38K $193.01M +1.4%
NTRS Northern Trust 879.42K $172.09M -6.0%
Champlain Investment Partners 850.64K $166.45M +1.9%
Nordea Investment Management Ab 764.81K $149.64M -41.9%
Largest transactions
 Shares Bought/sold Change
Baillie Gifford & Co 102.47K -1.39M -93.1%
BEN Franklin Resources 20.02K -675.1K -97.1%
Nordea Investment Management Ab 764.81K -552.67K -41.9%
IVZ Invesco 734.46K -427.98K -36.8%
Massachusetts Financial Services 4M -342.76K -7.9%
Lord, Abbett & Co. 317.52K +317.52K NEW
Balyasny Asset Management 347.51K +276.99K +392.8%
Harding Loevner 66 -255.46K -100.0%
D. E. Shaw & Co. 677.65K +214.12K +46.2%
Schroder Investment Management 205.8K -212.89K -50.8%
Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

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Competition
PerkinElmer • General Electric • Thermo Fisher Scientific • Danaher • Dionex • Danaher • Merck Kgaa • Mettler-Toledo International • Varian • Agilent
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New words: absorption, added, adding, alleviated, amplify, imposition, involvedwith, itsoutstanding, neutral, nointerim, reopen, resume, saving, unclear, unfavorable
Removed: geographical, illion, India, repatriated
From filing 10-Q 2020 Q3

Financial reports

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10-Q
2020 Q3
Quarterly report
28 Oct 20
10-Q
2020 Q2
Quarterly report
29 Jul 20
10-Q
2020 Q1
Quarterly report
29 Apr 20
10-K
2019 FY
Annual report
25 Feb 20
10-Q
2019 Q3
Quarterly report
30 Oct 19
10-Q
2019 Q2
Quarterly report
31 Jul 19
10-Q
2019 Q1
Quarterly report
3 May 19
10-K/A
2018 FY
Annual report (amended)
1 Mar 19
10-K
2018 FY
Annual report
26 Feb 19
10-Q
2018 Q3
Quarterly report
2 Nov 18

Current reports

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8-K
Sales of $594 million grew 3% as reported and 2% in constant currency
27 Oct 20
8-K
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
8 Oct 20
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
17 Aug 20
8-K
Sales of $520 million declined 13% as reported and 12% in constant currency
28 Jul 20
8-K
Waters Corporation Names Udit Batra President and Chief Executive Officer
15 Jul 20
8-K
Waters Corporation Announces CEO Succession Plan
17 Jun 20
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
13 May 20
8-K
Provides Update onCOVID-19 Business Impact and Response Plan
28 Apr 20
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
19 Feb 20
8-K
Full-Year 2019 Financial Results
4 Feb 20

Registration and prospectus

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S-8 POS
Registration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)
8 Jun 20
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
8 Jun 20
15-12B
Securities registration termination
24 Apr 13
25-NSE
Exchange delisting
9 Apr 13
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
5 Sep 12
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
10 Jul 09
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
13 Oct 06
S-3ASR
Automatic shelf registration
26 May 06
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
20 Nov 03
8-A12B/A
Registration of securities on exchange (amended)
27 Aug 02

Proxies

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DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
2 Apr 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
2 Apr 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
4 Apr 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
4 Apr 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
29 Mar 18
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
29 Mar 18
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
29 Mar 17
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
29 Mar 17
PX14A6G
Letter to shareholders
29 Mar 17
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
1 Apr 16

Other

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SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
27 May 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
8 May 19
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
2 May 18
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
25 May 17
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
28 Jun 16
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
27 Jun 16
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
17 Jun 16
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
1 Jun 16
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
25 May 16
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
24 May 16

Ownership

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WATERS / Robert G Carson ownership change
13 Nov 20
4
WATERS / MICHAEL J BERENDT ownership change
10 Nov 20
4
WATERS / Sherry Buck ownership change
2 Nov 20
4
WATERS / Jonathan M Pratt ownership change
13 Oct 20
4
WATERS / Keeley A Aleman ownership change
13 Oct 20
4
WATERS / Gary E Hendrickson ownership change
2 Oct 20
4
WATERS / EDWARD CONARD ownership change
2 Oct 20
4
WATERS / Udit Batra ownership change
2 Sep 20
3
WATERS / Udit Batra ownership change
2 Sep 20
4
WATERS / Michael C Harrington ownership change
25 Aug 20

Patents

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GRANT
Utility
Rapid authentication using surface desorption ionization and mass spectrometry
24 Nov 20
The present disclosure relates generally to rapid authentication methods using surface desorption ionization and mass spectrometry detection.
APP
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Minimizing the Chromatographic Band Distortion of a Back Pressure Regulator
19 Nov 20
The technology generally relates to tailoring a back pressure regulator in a chromatographic system to reduce unswept volume within the back pressure regulator to achieve better sample detection and a reduction in chromatographic band distortion effects.
APP
Utility
Method and Apparatus for High Pressure Sealing
19 Nov 20
The present technology generally relates to devices, systems and methods for providing robust sealing between surfaces in a pressurized system, such as a chromatography system.
GRANT
Utility
Catalytic oxidation of polar modifiers in chromatographic mobile phases
10 Nov 20
The present disclosure relates to an oxidizer, and related methods, for oxidizing polar modifiers in chromatographic mobile phases.
GRANT
Utility
Gas liquid separator and associated methods
3 Nov 20
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a gas liquid separator that includes a chamber for receiving a fluid mixture, a fluid mixture inlet, a solvent outlet, and a gas outlet.