Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Shares Purchased by Tidal Investments LLC

Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 275,185 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,128 shares during the quarter. Tidal Investments LLC owned about 0.10% of Agilent Technologies worth $36,553,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Markowski Investments acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Agilent Technologies news, Director Mikael Dolsten sold 634 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.38, for a total transaction of $95,974.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,924 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $745,395.12. This trade represents a 11.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on A shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 2nd. Barclays lifted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $170.33.

Agilent Technologies Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of Agilent Technologies stock opened at $144.79 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $143.14 and a 200 day moving average of $128.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 2.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.50, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.24. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $108.35 and a fifty-two week high of $163.75.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The medical research company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 19.53%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.37 EPS. 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, research analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Profile

Agilent Technologies, Inc is a global provider of analytical instruments, laboratory software, consumables and services used by organizations in the life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental and food industries. Its solutions help customers analyze the composition and quality of substances, develop and manufacture products, and conduct research and testing.

The company’s offerings include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy and atomic analysis equipment, automated electrophoresis systems, laboratory informatics software, columns and other consumables.