Waters Ownership

WAT Stock  USD 363.22  8.12  2.19%   
Waters retains a total of 59.41 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Waters outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutions are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in Waters to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, other corporate entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Waters. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Waters as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on December 6, 2024, Representative Ro Khanna of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Waters's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1995-03-31
Previous Quarter
59.5 M
Current Value
59.6 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
96.9 M
Quarterly Volatility
25.1 M
 
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Institutions96.86%P...I...100%
Dividends Paid is likely to gain to about 1.9 B in 2025, whereas Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0.03 in 2025. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 77.9 M in 2025. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 854.6 M in 2025.
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Waters Stock Ownership Analysis

About 97.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.52. Waters recorded earning per share (EPS) of 10.7. The entity last dividend was issued on the 26th of November 1996. The firm had 2:1 split on the 28th of August 2000. Waters Corporation, a specialty measurement company, provides analytical workflow solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Waters Corporation was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts. Waters Corp operates under Diagnostics Research classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 7800 people. For more information please call JoAnn Reed at 508 478 2000 or visit https://www.waters.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Waters also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Waters' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Waters' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Waters Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

4.55 Billion

Waters Insider Trades History

Less than 1% of Waters are currently held by insiders. Unlike Waters' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Waters' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Waters' insider trades
 
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Waters Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Waters is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Waters backward and forwards among themselves. Waters' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Waters' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Amvescap Plc.2024-12-31
975.7 K
Hhg Plc2024-12-31
889.3 K
Ako Capital Llp2024-12-31
815.4 K
Guardcap Asset Management Limited2024-12-31
808.9 K
Norges Bank2024-12-31
766.7 K
Principal Financial Group Inc2024-12-31
728.5 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
724.1 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
700.8 K
Impax Asset Management Group Plc2024-09-30
645.6 K
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
7.1 M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
6.5 M
Note, although Waters' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Waters Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Waters insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Waters' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Waters insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Waters' latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Waters, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Waters by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-12-06Representative Ro KhannaAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-10-08Representative Ro KhannaAcquired Under $15KVerify
2019-08-26Senator Angus KingAcquired Under $15KVerify

Waters Outstanding Bonds

Waters issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Waters uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Waters bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Waters has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Waters Corporate Filings

F4
4th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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10K
25th of February 2025
Annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a company financial performance
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8K
12th of February 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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13A
12th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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