Agilent Technologies (A) Competitors $126.57 +0.88 (+0.70%) (As of 10:20 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends A vs. FTV, KEYS, MTD, ILMN, WAT, TECH, CRL, BIO, BRKR, and PACBShould you be buying Agilent Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agilent Technologies include Fortive (FTV), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Illumina (ILMN), Waters (WAT), Bio-Techne (TECH), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Bruker (BRKR), and Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB). Agilent Technologies vs. Fortive Keysight Technologies Mettler-Toledo International Illumina Waters Bio-Techne Charles River Laboratories International Bio-Rad Laboratories Bruker Pacific Biosciences of California Fortive (NYSE:FTV) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in FTV or A? 94.9% of Fortive shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer FTV or A? In the previous week, Fortive had 5 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Fortive and 16 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Fortive's score of 0.74 indicating that Agilent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortive 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agilent Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor FTV or A? Agilent Technologies received 457 more outperform votes than Fortive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.25% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFortiveOutperform Votes40359.79% Underperform Votes27140.21% Agilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes86071.25% Underperform Votes34728.75% Do analysts recommend FTV or A? Fortive currently has a consensus price target of $87.82, suggesting a potential upside of 17.88%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $144.36, suggesting a potential upside of 14.85%. Given Fortive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fortive is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortive 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Agilent Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is FTV or A a better dividend stock? Fortive pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Fortive pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agilent Technologies pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility & risk, FTV or A? Fortive has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FTV or A? Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Fortive. Agilent Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFortive$6.07B4.26$865.80M$2.5129.68Agilent Technologies$6.83B5.29$1.24B$4.8226.08 Is FTV or A more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 21.75% compared to Fortive's net margin of 14.35%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.26% beat Fortive's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortive14.35% 12.56% 7.60% Agilent Technologies 21.75%25.26%14.00% SummaryAgilent Technologies beats Fortive on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTII've got news for you… Today, I’m doing something I thought I’d never do… Especially since I’m not normally a “swing for the fences” type of trader. But I’ve been quietly testing a new type of trade for a while now… And the returns are too good not to share with you. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAgilent TechnologiesAnalytical instruments IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.12B$5.17B$23.80B$19.87BDividend Yield0.74%0.46%2.79%3.53%P/E Ratio26.0820.94269.4742.91Price / Sales5.294.343,372.2918.55Price / Cash19.7840.7232.6417.94Price / Book6.292.247.335.66Net Income$1.24B$515,312.50$661.70M$983.42M7 Day Performance-6.44%-7.16%-1.32%0.11%1 Month Performance-9.46%-9.99%-0.22%0.47%1 Year Performance10.28%-17.95%16.55%23.61% Agilent Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AAgilent Technologies4.7384 of 5 stars$126.57+0.7%$144.36+14.1%+11.1%$36.37B$6.83B26.2618,100Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsFTVFortive4.8887 of 5 stars$74.82-1.0%N/A+9.4%$25.96B$6.20B29.8118,000Analyst ForecastKEYSKeysight Technologies4.4138 of 5 stars$149.37-2.8%N/A+14.3%$25.92B$5.00B28.7314,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMTDMettler-Toledo International4.1527 of 5 stars$1,179.58-4.7%N/A+10.6%$24.89B$3.79B31.8017,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeILMNIllumina4.3708 of 5 stars$135.05-5.1%N/A+43.1%$21.42B$4.50B-13.569,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWATWaters4.166 of 5 stars$358.46-4.8%N/A+31.7%$21.29B$2.96B34.207,900TECHBio-Techne4.819 of 5 stars$67.57-6.9%N/A+8.7%$10.74B$1.17B71.883,100High Trading VolumeCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.8056 of 5 stars$187.74-4.7%N/A-1.6%$9.60B$4.13B23.5021,800Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeBIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.7183 of 5 stars$320.31-8.5%N/A+7.1%$8.97B$2.67B-11.728,030Positive NewsBRKRBruker4.9986 of 5 stars$51.30-5.9%N/A-21.3%$7.78B$3.24B24.669,707Dividend AnnouncementInsider BuyingPACBPacific Biosciences of California1.9448 of 5 stars$1.60-14.0%N/A-79.5%$436.81M$200.52M-1.09730Analyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FTV Alternatives KEYS Alternatives MTD Alternatives ILMN Alternatives WAT Alternatives TECH Alternatives CRL Alternatives BIO Alternatives BRKR Alternatives PACB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:A) was last updated on 11/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon's $150B Data Center Bet—What It Means for Uranium InvestorsAmazon is placing a massive bet on nuclear energy to power its $150 billion data center expansion. 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