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Waters Corp /De/ (WAT) stock, explained like you're 5
Waters Corp /De/ trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WAT. It is a large cap company in the laboratory analytical instruments industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 42.6 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- WAT
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments
- Size
- Large cap, about 42.6 billion dollars
Is Waters Corp /De/ a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Waters Corp /De/ is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 42.6 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Waters Corp /De/ makes money
- Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
- Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
- Research and licensing deals.
What moves WAT stock
- Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
- Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
- Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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- Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Waters Stock In The Last 20 Years (Benzinga)
- Anthropic's research program could let AI run Waters lab instruments overnight and recover from errors. (Stock Titan)
- Waters Corporation (WAT) Stock Forecasts (Yahoo Finance)
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Questions about Waters Corp /De/ stock
What does Waters Corp /De/ do?
Waters Corp /De/ trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WAT. It is a large cap company in the laboratory analytical instruments industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 42.6 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Waters Corp /De/?
Waters Corp /De/ trades under the ticker WAT on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Waters Corp /De/'s market cap?
Waters Corp /De/ is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 42.6 billion dollars.
How does Waters Corp /De/ make money?
Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services. Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees. Research and licensing deals.
What moves WAT stock?
Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators. Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy. Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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