WAT — WATERS CORP /DE/
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
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Measured signals that fired on WAT
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-11 | Breakout to a 52-week high price | -1.00% over 21 days · t = -8.58 · n = 24,386 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-05 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-05 | Bollinger bandwidth breaks out of its own compression structure | -0.63% over 21 days · t = -2.80 · n = 7,196 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-23 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-05-29 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A Director | Open-market sale | 3.6K | 397.94 | 1.4M |
| 2026-08-06 | KUEBLER CHRISTOPHER A Director | Option exercise | 3.6K | 136.43 | 494.7K |
| 2026-06-30 | Jiang Wei Director | Grant or award | 67 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-30 | Knight Heather Director | Grant or award | 63 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-24 | Carpio Robert L III SVP Waters Analytical Sciences | Shares withheld for tax | 189 | 369.18 | 69.8K |
| 2026-05-12 | Chaubal Amol SVP & Chief Financial Officer | Shares withheld for tax | 239 | 352.21 | 84.2K |
| 2026-04-06 | Bennett Jianqing SVP Waters Adv. Diagnostics | Shares withheld for tax | 302 | 304.09 | 91.8K |
| 2026-03-31 | Knight Heather Director | Grant or award | 68 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-03-31 | Jiang Wei Director | Grant or award | 64 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-03-16 | Jiang Wei Director | Open-market purchase | 500 | 289.46 | 144.7K |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2.5B | 8.5M |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 2.1B | 4.6M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.9B | 6.4M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.4B | 4.8M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 1.3B | 4.4M |
| Fundsmith LLP | 956.6M | 3.2M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 804.0M | 2.1M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 785.1M | 2.6M |
| Invesco Ltd. | 645.7M | 2.2M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 579.0M | 2.0M |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- Waters Corp /de/ (WAT) filed form 8-K · 2026-08-21 · SEC EDGAR
- Waters stock hovers near 52-week high as Q2 2026 beat supports upbeat guidance - Ad-hoc-news.de · 2026-08-21 · Ad-hoc-news.de
- Waters stock steadies after strong Q2 earnings beat and guidance raise - AD HOC NEWS · 2026-08-13 · AD HOC NEWS
- Waters Q2 Earnings Call Highlights - TradingView · 2026-08-09 · TradingView
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