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Agilent Technologies (A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$113.51 -1.30 (-1.13%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$113.50 -0.01 (0.00%)
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About Agilent Technologies Stock (NYSE:A)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$111.19
$114.32
50-Day Range
$108.61
$124.18
52-Week Range
$96.43
$153.84
Volume
1.89 million shs
Average Volume
1.78 million shs
Market Capitalization
$32.24 billion
P/E Ratio
28.03
Dividend Yield
0.87%
Price Target
$139.77
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Agilent Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

A MarketRank™: 

Agilent Technologies scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 919 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Agilent Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Agilent Technologies has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Agilent Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Agilent Technologies are expected to grow by 8.96% in the coming year, from $5.58 to $6.08 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Agilent Technologies is 28.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Agilent Technologies is 28.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Agilent Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 3.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Agilent Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 5.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Agilent Technologies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.24% of the float of Agilent Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Agilent Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Agilent Technologies has recently increased by 4.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Agilent Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.86%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Agilent Technologies has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Agilent Technologies is 24.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Agilent Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.28% next year. This indicates that Agilent Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Agilent Technologies' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.24% of the float of Agilent Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Agilent Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Agilent Technologies has recently increased by 4.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Agilent Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Agilent Technologies this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    54 people have searched for A on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 184% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Agilent Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
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A Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Agilent Technologies' stock was trading at $134.34 at the beginning of the year. Since then, A stock has decreased by 15.5% and is now trading at $113.51.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 28th. The medical research company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.05. Agilent Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Agilent Technologies subsidiaries include these companies: Resolution Bioscience, BioTek Instruments, ACEA BIO, Young In Scientific Co. Ltd, ProZyme Inc, ULTRA Scientific, Genohm, and others.

Top institutional investors of Agilent Technologies include Nordea Investment Management AB (1.13%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.10%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (0.78%) and TD Asset Management Inc (0.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael R Mcmullen, Jacob Thaysen, Henrik Ancher-Jensen, Boon Hwee Koh, Heidi Fields, Michael Tang, Dominique Grau, Padraig Mcdonnell, Daniel K Podolsky, Rodney Gonsalves, Philip Binns and Judy L Brown.
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Shares of A stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Agilent Technologies investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/28/2025
Record date for 7/23 Dividend
7/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend
7/01/2025
Dividend Payable
7/23/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
8/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED PRODUCTS
Sub-Industry
Life Sciences Tools & Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:A
CIK
1090872
Employees
17,900
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$165.00
Low Price Target
$116.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.54
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.05
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.03
Forward P/E Ratio
20.34
P/E Growth
3.48
Net Income
$1.29 billion
Net Margins
17.59%
Pretax Margin
20.68%
Return on Equity
25.92%
Return on Assets
13.24%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
2.09
Quick Ratio
1.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.51 billion
Price / Sales
4.95
Cash Flow
$6.18 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.37
Book Value
$20.53 per share
Price / Book
5.53

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
284,070,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$32.24 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NYSE:A) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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