Waters rises after hiking FY forecasts, Q3 results beat
** Shares of lab equipment maker Waters WAT.N rise 2.4% to $460.69 premarket
** Co raises 2026 EPS forecast to a range of $14.60 to $14.70, compared with the previous projection of $14.45 to $14.65
** WAT boosts annual sales forecast to a range of 9.1% to 9.7%, versus 7.0% to 9.0% earlier
** Co reports adjusted profit of $4.10 on revenue of $1.77 billion in Q3, beating analysts average estimate of $4 and $1.75 billion, according to LSEG compiled data
** As of last close, WAT stock was up 18.35% YTD