NYSE: WAT · Diagnostics & Research
Over the past week, Waters (WAT) saw about 31 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 5% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 16 of 24 analysts rating WAT a buy.
There is little buzz around WAT this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 67% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to News at 15%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 16 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $436.00.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 62 points above the crowd average of 5%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 15% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 15-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Waters (WAT) buzz held subdued around 19.7 while the price drifted up 11.7% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 911K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, WAT gained 3.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 21.7 and was relatively stable, swinging between 19.0 and 24.8. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 9 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (16 / 8 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 5% |
| Avg price target | $436.00 |
| Most bullish source | News, 15% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 15 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 31 |
| Market cap | $40.47B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 103.8 · 28.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.97 · 1.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.64B · 4% margin |
| Industry | Diagnostics & Research |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Waters (WAT) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 5% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 31 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Waters (WAT) is fairly quiet with 5 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 7 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Waters (WAT), averaging 5% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 15% bullish and X at 0%, a 15-point spread. On the professional side, 16 of 24 analysts rate WAT a buy.
Of the 24 analysts covering Waters (WAT), 16 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $436.00. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 5% bullish.
Waters (WAT)'s cross-source average is bearish at 5% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 0% bullish, News reads 15% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Waters (WAT) at 5% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across Reddit and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 26 mentions (84% of total volume). Reddit contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 5% bullish, while reddit and news show rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. WAT's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 5% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The WAT sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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