Waters Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?


Recent Insider Transactions

NYSE:WAT Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
28 May 24BuyUS$332,900Richard FearonIndividual1,000US$332.90

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.


Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of WAT?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
State or Government58,5780.0986%
Individual Insiders67,2380.113%
General Public1,201,3512.02%
Institutions58,083,77497.8%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.


Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 67.27% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
12%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
7,098,668US$2.6b0.27%0.04%
10.9%
BlackRock, Inc.
6,483,503US$2.4b9.94%0.04%
6.12%
Fundsmith, LLP
3,634,522US$1.4b-0.31%5.03%
4.47%
AllianceBernstein L.P.
2,654,002US$990.3m8.7%0.33%
4.38%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
2,602,002US$970.9m0.94%0.04%
3.27%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
1,943,267US$725.1m-9.15%0.17%
2.58%
Generation Investment Management LLP
1,530,119US$570.9m-15.3%2.97%
2.44%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
1,451,445US$541.6m2.45%0.04%
2.06%
Fundsmith Investment Services Limited
1,224,932US$457.1m-0.28%6.03%
2.02%
Walter Scott & Partners Limited
1,203,042US$448.9m-6.27%1.09%
1.5%
Janus Henderson Group plc
889,306US$331.8m0.42%0.14%
1.37%
AKO Capital LLP
815,379US$304.2m3.19%5.52%
1.36%
GuardCap Asset Management Limited
808,923US$301.8m-11.8%4.92%
1.29%
Norges Bank Investment Management
766,658US$286.1m13.6%0.02%
1.25%
Invesco Capital Management LLC
745,442US$278.1m-3.04%0.11%
1.23%
Principal Global Investors, LLC
729,954US$272.4m11.1%0.14%
1.22%
Northern Trust Global Investments
724,067US$270.2m15.8%0.04%
1.2%
Impax Asset Management Group Plc
714,155US$266.5m10.6%0.85%
1.13%
BNY Asset Management
673,951US$251.5m-7.57%0.05%
1.09%
UBS Asset Management AG
645,558US$240.9m10.5%0.02%
1.04%
The London Company of Virginia, LLC
616,371US$230.0m-0.71%1.32%
0.88%
Findlay Park Partners LLP
525,169US$196.0m2.75%2.09%
0.87%
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
519,776US$193.9m-2.23%0.46%
0.82%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
489,131US$182.5m-0.33%0.03%
0.81%
Champlain Investment Partners, LLC
478,319US$178.5m-35.7%1.25%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/13 22:56
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/13 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Waters Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Catherine Ramsey SchulteBaird
Charles ButlerBarclays
Luke SergottBarclays