KPP Advisory Services LLC Purchases 385 Shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

KPP Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 11.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,741 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 385 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $442,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Stone House Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Agilent Technologies during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the first quarter worth about $31,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $38,000.

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE A opened at $141.64 on Tuesday. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $96.43 and a fifty-two week high of $153.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25, a PEG ratio of 4.62 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 1.71. The business has a 50-day moving average of $123.24 and a 200-day moving average of $116.49.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The medical research company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.37. The firm had revenue of $1.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 25.51% and a net margin of 17.97%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.32 earnings per share. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.560-5.590 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.570-1.600 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.248 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.24%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Agilent Technologies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Agilent Technologies from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price target on Agilent Technologies from $130.00 to $128.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $142.17.

Agilent Technologies Profile

Agilent Technologies, Inc provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences and Applied Markets, Diagnostics and Genomics, and Agilent CrossLab. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems; gas chromatography systems and components; gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments; atomic absorption instruments; microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry instruments; inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments; raman spectroscopy; cell analysis plate based assays; flow cytometer; real-time cell analyzer; cell imaging systems; microplate reader; laboratory software; information management and analytics; laboratory automation and robotic systems; dissolution testing; and vacuum pumps, and measurement technologies.