NYSE: WAT · Diagnostics & Research
Over the past week, Waters (WAT) saw 14 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 50% bullish but is deeply split: News runs 100% bullish while X sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 17 of 24 analysts rating WAT a buy.
There is little buzz around WAT this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 71% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 24 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 17 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $439.70.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 21 points above the crowd average of 50%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Waters (WAT) buzz held subdued around 20.3 while the price drifted up 2.4% 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 683K shares. Over the last 7 trading days, WAT lost 2.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 28.3 and was variable, swinging between 17.6 and 44.4. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 11 of the 21 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.
No Polymarket data for this stock this week.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (17 / 7 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 50% |
| Avg price target | $439.70 |
| Most bullish source | News, 100% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 100 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 14 |
| Market cap | $40.61B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 104.2 · 23.9 |
| 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 hold signal with 57/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 50% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 14 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 2 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 5 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 50% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on Waters (WAT), averaging 50% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 100% bullish and X at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 17 of 24 analysts rate WAT a buy.
Of the 24 analysts covering Waters (WAT), 17 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $439.70. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 50% bullish.
Waters (WAT)'s cross-source average is mixed at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish, 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. Reddit reads 50% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 57/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Waters (WAT) at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish, 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is x at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across News. The hold signal carries 57/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 12 mentions (86% of total volume). Reddit contributes 2 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish, 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. WAT's hold signal at 57/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish, 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. 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 Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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