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Waters vs Agilent Technologies
Over the past year WAT returned +33.1% and A returned +21.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.65.
WAT +33.1% A +21.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WAT | A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $459.90 | $175.46 |
| Market cap | $45.18B | $49.47B |
| Today | +2.31% | +2.02% |
| 1 month | +4.5% | +2.4% |
| 6 months | +34.2% | +49.3% |
| Year to date | +21.1% | +28.9% |
| 1 year | +31.6% | +19.9% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +113.4% | +8.1% |
| Gross margin | 44.6% | 55.5% |
| Net margin | −8.3% | 19.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 272.0× | 34.4× |
| Price / sales | 9.7× | 6.7× |
| Net cash | -$4.55B | -$2.19B |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.58% |
| Volatility (60d) | 26.1% | 29.1% |
| Short % of float | 3.3% | 1.8% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).