§ LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES
USD · Life Sciences Tools & ServicesWAT
WATERS CORP
USDSector · Life Sciences Tools & ServicesMarket cap · $29.8BBeta · 1.21
§ 01 · PRICE
Price action
1D5D1M6MYTD1YMAX
OPEN 426.78HIGH 433.34LOW 423.4452W 275.05 — 414.15
EVENTSJUN 30 · EARNINGS +0.4%
§ 03 · SIGNAL STACK · WHAT THE INPUTS SAY
13F FLOW
521 increased/new, 485 decreased/exited (13F)
AC 13F Analysis
§ 04 · FUNDAMENTALS · THE BOOKS
| P/E | 46.4 | P/B | 8.83 |
| EPS (TTM) | 10.76 |
§ 05 · WHO OWNS IT
Top institutional holders
| Fund | Shares | % port | Δ Q/Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 8.5M | 0.0% | +57% |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 4.6M | 0.7% | +76% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.4M | n/a | n/a |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.8M | n/a | n/a |
| State Street | 4.4M | 0.0% | +63% |
| Fundsmith LLP | 3.2M | 7.5% | −10% |
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Top institutional owners for WAT as of the most recent 13F reporting period (Q1 2026 · Period ended Mar 31). Δ Q/Q reflects share-count change vs. the prior filing — positive green means adding, negative red means trimming. Cross-reference with the ownership-mix bars below to see which strategy cohort is driving the flow.
§ 06 · WHO OWNS IT · BY STRATEGY
OTHER48.3% · 949 holders
QUALITY / COMPOUNDER18.7% · 41 holders
PASSIVE / INDEX15.6% · 15 holders
DEALER / BANK14.2% · 93 holders
DEEP VALUE3.6% · 4 holders
INCOME / DEFENSIVE3.5% · 49 holders
TACTICAL / MACRO1.8% · 5 holders
ACTIVIST1.0% · 1 holder
SYSTEMATIC / QUANT0.6% · 10 holders
GROWTH / MOMENTUM0.0% · 1 holder
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Ownership mix by behavioral cohort. Top bars indicate which style of capital dominates the float — passive indexing, quality compounders, dealer/bank, systematic quant, etc. Big quality-compounder share means concentrated active conviction; heavy passive share means flows are dictated by index rebalances, not fundamentals.
§ 07 · INSIDER ACTIVITY · LAST 180 DAYS
NO INSIDER FILINGS
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
No Form 4 filings on record for WAT in the last 180 days.