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title: "Waters Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Waters Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Waters Corp. (WAT) slid 2.02% to $374.68 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.05% to 7,411.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.46% to 51,947.25.

The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.

Waters Corp. closed 9.53% below its 52-week high of $414.15, which the company reached on November 25th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) fell 0.71% to $568.26, Danaher Corp. (DHR) fell 0.52% to $191.50, and GE Aerospace (GE) rose 1.36% to $353.73.

Trading volume (818,960) remained 127,941 below its 50-day average volume of 946,901.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 24, 2026.

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