46,897 Shares in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Acquired by Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 46,897 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,345,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

A opened at $131.34 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $127.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $125.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The company has a market capitalization of $37.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.25. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $108.35 and a 1-year high of $160.27.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.33% and a net margin of 19.55%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.31 EPS. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.100 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.480-1.500 EPS. Research analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.255 dividend. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Agilent Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 20.48%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Agilent Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research report on Friday, June 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 price objective for the company. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Agilent Technologies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $153.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $159.35.

Agilent Technologies Profile

Agilent Technologies is a global provider of scientific instrumentation, consumables, software and services for laboratories across the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. The company’s product portfolio includes analytical instruments such as liquid and gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectroscopy systems, and laboratory automation solutions, together with reagents, supplies and informatics tools that support measurement, testing and data analysis workflows. Agilent also offers instrument maintenance, qualification and laboratory services designed to help customers improve productivity and comply with regulatory requirements.

Founded as a corporate spin-off from Hewlett?Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved through a combination of strategic restructuring and acquisitions to concentrate on life sciences, diagnostics and applied laboratories.