Waters Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Waters Corp. (WAT) shares rose 1.49% to $410.70, outperforming competitors Thermo Fisher Scientific, Danaher, and GE Aerospace on a strong trading day. The stock closed just 2.62% below its 52-week high of $421.74. Trading volume was slightly below the 50-day average.
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Shares of Waters Corp. (WAT) rallied 1.49% to $410.70 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
Waters Corp. closed 2.62% short of its 52-week high of $421.74, which the company achieved on August 20th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) rose 0.27% to $629.27, Danaher Corp. (DHR) rose 1.36% to $218.85, and GE Aerospace (GE) rose 1.08% to $348.37.
Trading volume (816,836) remained 78,342 below its 50-day average volume of 895,178.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.
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