$59.01 -0.60 (-1.01%)
12/3/2009 4:01 PM

Waters Corp (WAT)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

Analytical instrument manufacturer that designs, manufactures, sells & services high performance liquid chromatography, ultra performance liquid chromatography together with high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry instrument systems.

Current Price $59.01 Mkt Cap $5.64B
Open $59.84 P/E Ratio 18.12
Prev. Close $59.61 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $58.95 - $59.99 Volume 413,456
52-Wk Range $30.00 - $61.45 Avg. Daily Vol. 1,192,000

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Top WAT Bull/Bear Pitches

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gea1968 (92.45)
Submitted August 04, 2009

fundamentals and momentum; favorable StockScouter rating

CREWatcher (98.53)
Submitted May 10, 2008

I figure Waters is a mature company. They’ve manage to reach market leader status in two markets and then lose it in one of the two. They carry debt like a mature company. Only thing is they aren’t returning cash to shareholders like a mature… More

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Member Avatar Vaelon (21.64) Submitted: 9/20/2009 1:08:39 PM : Outperform Start Price: $56.78 WAT Score: -0.31

Consistent high return on capital and relatively low PE. Company has a decent amount of cash and could make strategic acquisitions and being acquired itself is not out of the question.

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Member Avatar fysfil (< 20) Submitted: 9/11/2009 10:42:06 PM : Outperform Start Price: $54.66 WAT Score: +1.19

my decision is based mainly on the valuations given above, plus my knowledge of Waters equipment

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Member Avatar dreamir (35.89) Submitted: 9/9/2009 3:25:52 PM : Outperform Start Price: $53.15 WAT Score: +4.09

Its the water

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Score Leader

olavisjo

olavisjo (88.22) Score: +60.18

The life sciences industry is the next big thing.

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Member Name Member
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jackoleary < 20 8/25/2006 Outperform 3M $41.54 +42.06% -9.19% +51.24
topcatace 73.86 9/5/2006 8/20/2009 Outperform NS $43.06 +37.04% -10.52% +47.56
eoz3106 80.11 8/29/2006 Outperform 3Y $43.03 +37.14% -9.53% +46.66
flcouple 62.48 9/13/2006 Outperform 3Y $44.03 +34.02% -10.59% +44.61
Rightime 70.22 9/13/2006 Outperform 3Y $44.03 +34.02% -10.59% +44.61
tannarose 89.33 3/25/2009 Outperform 5Y $32.63 +80.85% +37.15% +43.70
hershfin 47.31 10/2/2006 Outperform 3Y $45.13 +30.76% -12.25% +43.01
tpulley < 20 3/23/2009 Outperform NS $32.48 +81.68% +41.65% +40.03 1 Comment
modj97 < 20 1/3/2007 Outperform 5Y $48.70 +21.17% -17.64% +38.81
4st2 96.31 1/9/2009 Outperform NS $36.48 +61.76% +23.23% +38.53

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
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TrackDeutscheSec 89.50 10/29/2009 Outperform NS $58.79 +0.37% +3.98% -3.61
TrackLeerinkSwan 84.00 10/28/2009 Outperform NS $58.79 +0.37% +3.98% -3.61
TrackTWeisel < 20 9/25/2009 Outperform NS $55.28 +6.75% +5.34% +1.40
TrackBarclaysCap 86.05 9/22/2009 Outperform NS $56.78 +3.93% +4.24% -0.31
TrackRWBaird 79.67 6/22/2009 Outperform NS $49.64 +18.88% +21.71% -2.83
TrackGGreenberg 26.07 5/27/2009 Outperform 1Y $44.94 +31.31% +21.99% +9.32 2 Comments
TrackBreanMurray 87.08 12/15/2008 Outperform NS $36.87 +60.05% +27.21% +32.84
TrackCowenandCo 71.75 6/23/2008 Outperform NS $63.34 -48.45% -31.78% -16.67 12/12/2008 @ $32.65
TrackJPMorgan 76.55 3/26/2008 Outperform NS $55.25 +6.81% -14.87% +21.67
TrackPatDorsey 73.46 1/25/2008 Outperform 5Y $57.07 +3.40% -13.54% +16.94
TrackJimCramer < 20 7/12/2007 Outperform 3W $62.64 -5.80% -24.74% +18.95
TrackRWBaird 79.67 3/12/2007 Outperform NS $55.60 -41.28% -35.83% -5.45 12/12/2008 @ $32.65
TrackJimCramer < 20 3/23/2006 Underperform 3W $43.47 +44.10% +18.83% -25.27 7/13/2007 @ $62.64

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