WAT Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Quest Diagnostics has a net margin of 18.34% compared to Waters's net margin of 8.3%. Waters's return on equity of 40.75% beat Quest Diagnostics's return on equity of 13.14%.

Waters has a consensus price target of $387.19, signalling upside risk potential of 12.08%. On the other hand Quest Diagnostics has an analysts' consensus of $183.92 which suggests that it could grow by 4.56%. Given that Waters has higher upside potential than Quest Diagnostics, analysts believe Waters is more attractive than Quest Diagnostics.

Waters has a beta of 1.138, which suggesting that the stock is 13.849% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Quest Diagnostics has a beta of 0.524, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 47.572%.

Waters has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Quest Diagnostics offers a yield of 1.73% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.80 per share. Waters pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Quest Diagnostics pays out 38% of its earnings as a dividend. Quest Diagnostics's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waters quarterly revenues are $661.7M, which are smaller than Quest Diagnostics quarterly revenues of $2.7B. Waters's net income of $121.4M is lower than Quest Diagnostics's net income of $220M. Notably, Waters's price-to-earnings ratio is 31.35x while Quest Diagnostics's PE ratio is 22.24x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waters is 6.90x versus 1.97x for Quest Diagnostics. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Danaher has a net margin of 18.34% compared to Waters's net margin of 16.62%. Waters's return on equity of 40.75% beat Danaher's return on equity of 7.38%.

Waters has a consensus price target of $387.19, signalling upside risk potential of 12.08%. On the other hand Danaher has an analysts' consensus of $247.17 which suggests that it could grow by 26.87%. Given that Danaher has higher upside potential than Waters, analysts believe Danaher is more attractive than Waters.

Waters has a beta of 1.138, which suggesting that the stock is 13.849% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Danaher has a beta of 0.804, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 19.561%.

Waters has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Danaher offers a yield of 0.58% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share. Waters pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Danaher pays out 19.7% of its earnings as a dividend. Danaher's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waters quarterly revenues are $661.7M, which are smaller than Danaher quarterly revenues of $5.7B. Waters's net income of $121.4M is lower than Danaher's net income of $954M. Notably, Waters's price-to-earnings ratio is 31.35x while Danaher's PE ratio is 37.83x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waters is 6.90x versus 5.97x for Danaher. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Labcorp Holdings has a net margin of 18.34% compared to Waters's net margin of 6.36%. Waters's return on equity of 40.75% beat Labcorp Holdings's return on equity of 9.01%.

Waters has a consensus price target of $387.19, signalling upside risk potential of 12.08%. On the other hand Labcorp Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $272.40 which suggests that it could grow by 9.5%. Given that Waters has higher upside potential than Labcorp Holdings, analysts believe Waters is more attractive than Labcorp Holdings.

Waters has a beta of 1.138, which suggesting that the stock is 13.849% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Labcorp Holdings has a beta of 0.826, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 17.43%.

Waters has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Labcorp Holdings offers a yield of 1.16% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.72 per share. Waters pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Labcorp Holdings pays out 32.59% of its earnings as a dividend. Labcorp Holdings's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Waters quarterly revenues are $661.7M, which are smaller than Labcorp Holdings quarterly revenues of $3.3B. Waters's net income of $121.4M is lower than Labcorp Holdings's net income of $212.8M. Notably, Waters's price-to-earnings ratio is 31.35x while Labcorp Holdings's PE ratio is 28.76x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waters is 6.90x versus 1.59x for Labcorp Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 18.34% compared to Waters's net margin of 18.51%. Waters's return on equity of 40.75% beat Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity of --.

Waters has a consensus price target of $387.19, signalling upside risk potential of 12.08%. On the other hand Mettler-Toledo International has an analysts' consensus of $1,260.38 which suggests that it could grow by 14.41%. Given that Mettler-Toledo International has higher upside potential than Waters, analysts believe Mettler-Toledo International is more attractive than Waters.

Waters has a beta of 1.138, which suggesting that the stock is 13.849% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.396, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 39.573%.

Waters has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Mettler-Toledo International offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Waters pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Mettler-Toledo International pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

Waters quarterly revenues are $661.7M, which are smaller than Mettler-Toledo International quarterly revenues of $883.7M. Waters's net income of $121.4M is lower than Mettler-Toledo International's net income of $163.6M. Notably, Waters's price-to-earnings ratio is 31.35x while Mettler-Toledo International's PE ratio is 27.47x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Waters is 6.90x versus 6.09x for Mettler-Toledo International. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.