Rakuten Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A – Free Report) by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 50,694 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,224 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $8,873,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in A. Signature Equity Partners LLC boosted its position in Agilent Technologies by 172.7% in the third quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 180 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Markowski Investments acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 87.41% of the company’s stock.
Agilent Technologies Trading Down 3.1%
A opened at $171.67 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.79, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.24. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $108.35 and a 1-year high of $182.99. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $165.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $137.01.
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The medical research company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.13. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.53% and a return on equity of 24.45%. The company had revenue of $1.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.37 earnings per share. Agilent Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Agilent Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.740 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.180-6.210 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.20 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 6th were given a $0.2550 dividend. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 6th. Agilent Technologies’s payout ratio is 20.08%.
Insider Transactions at Agilent Technologies
In other Agilent Technologies news, Director Mikael Dolsten sold 634 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.38, for a total transaction of $95,974.92. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,924 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $745,395.12. This represents a 11.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Agilent Technologies from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Agilent Technologies from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $181.45.
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Agilent Technologies Company Profile
Agilent Technologies, Inc is a global provider of analytical laboratory instruments, software, services and consumables. The company serves customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, environmental, energy and academic research sectors, as well as diagnostic and clinical laboratories.
Agilent’s offerings include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy and atomic instruments, laboratory automation products, genomic and cell analysis solutions, and related software.
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