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Waters shares are more expensive than other comparable stocks. They show below average growth, are poor value, and are riskily financed. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company Waters is really as positive as the high price of the shares suggests. If you come to the conclusion that the future for this company is only average, that could be a reason to sell this share.


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Country USA
Industry Life Sciences Tools & Services
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Size class Large

Large companies - similar industry as Waters

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. PerkinElmer (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
1. PerkinElmer (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 100 23 54 72
2. Danaher (XXL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
2. Danaher (XXL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 55 55 55 58
3. Agilent (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
3. Agilent (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 56 23 72 51
4. Charles River Laboratories (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
4. Charles River Laboratories (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 38 55 34 34
5. Syneos (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. Syneos (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 94 69 42 19
6. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
6. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 67 23 18 16
7. Avantor (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
7. Avantor (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 74 21 9 15
8. Illumina (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
8. Illumina (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 19 3 29 4
9. Mettler-Toledo (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
9. Mettler-Toledo (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 39 9 1 4
10. IQVIA (XXL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
10. IQVIA (XXL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 47 27 1 4

May 16, 2024

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Large companies - similar region as Waters

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Telephone and Data Systems (XL, US)  Wireless Telecommunication
1. Telephone and Data Systems (XL, US)   Wireless Telecommunication 85 91 94 100
2. Jones Lang LaSalle (XXL, US)  Real Estate Services
2. Jones Lang LaSalle (XXL, US)   Real Estate Services 62 97 97 100
3. Huntsman (XL, US)  Diversified Chemicals
3. Huntsman (XL, US)   Diversified Chemicals 77 85 74 100
4. Flowserve (XL, US)  Industrial Machinery
4. Flowserve (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery 88 93 62 100
5. Amkor (XL, US)  Semiconductor Equipment
5. Amkor (XL, US)   Semiconductor Equipment 100 73 82 100
6. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)  Auto Parts & Equipment
6. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)   Auto Parts & Equipment 90 97 100 100
7. Global Partners (XXL, US)  Oil & Gas Transportation
7. Global Partners (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Transportation 85 89 66 100
8. Equity Bancshares (XXL, US)  Regional Banks
8. Equity Bancshares (XXL, US)   Regional Banks 45 93 95 100
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9. The First (XXL, US)   Regional Banks 60 88 96 100
10. First Republic Bank (XXL, US)  Regional Banks
10. First Republic Bank (XXL, US)   Regional Banks 100 82 96 100

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Mid sized companies - similar industry as Waters

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Inotiv (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
1. Inotiv (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 88 59 52 92
2. Bruker (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
2. Bruker (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 72 47 68 70
3. Azenta (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
3. Azenta (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 24 57 74 68
4. Medpaces (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
4. Medpaces (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 1 100 69 65
5. 10x Genomics (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. 10x Genomics (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 19 70 64 59
6. Bio-Rad Laboratories (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
6. Bio-Rad Laboratories (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 63 5 88 54
7. West Pharmaceutical Services (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
7. West Pharmaceutical Services (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 27 19 95 51
8. Repligen (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
8. Repligen (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 6 47 85 41
9. Bio-Techne (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
9. Bio-Techne (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 44 13 80 39
10. NeoGenomics (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
10. NeoGenomics (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 17 81 19 24

May 16, 2024


Mid sized companies - similar region as Waters

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Photronics (L, US)  Semiconductor Equipment
1. Photronics (L, US)   Semiconductor Equipment 85 91 98 100
2. Vicor (M, US)  Electr. Components & Equipment
2. Vicor (M, US)   Electr. Components & Equipment 11 7 97 100
3. Laureate Education (L, US)  Education Services
3. Laureate Education (L, US)   Education Services 88 91 80 100
4. Barrett (L, US)  HR- & Employment Services
4. Barrett (L, US)   HR- & Employment Services 88 73 95 100
5. Portland General Electric (L, US)  Electric Utilities
5. Portland General Electric (L, US)   Electric Utilities 90 79 81 100
6. National Fuel Gas (L, US)  Gas Utilities
6. National Fuel Gas (L, US)   Gas Utilities 65 65 89 100
7. Aviat Networks (M, US)  Communications Equipment
7. Aviat Networks (M, US)   Communications Equipment 75 89 100 100
8. BlackLine (M, US)  Application Software
8. BlackLine (M, US)   Application Software 67 55 78 100
9. VSE (M, US)  Diversified Support Services
9. VSE (M, US)   Diversified Support Services 73 97 62 100
10. Benchmark (L, US)  Electr. Manufacturing Services
10. Benchmark (L, US)   Electr. Manufacturing Services 99 83 74 100

May 16, 2024



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