Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Increases Stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lifted its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 57.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 108,174 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,350 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $12,330,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $549,158,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies by 13.8% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 14,147,601 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,925,064,000 after buying an additional 1,713,216 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 424.1% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,041,826 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $240,956,000 after acquiring an additional 1,652,244 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 132.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,354,111 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $277,807,000 after acquiring an additional 1,340,161 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Agilent Technologies by 192.0% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,412,535 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $192,204,000 after acquiring an additional 928,821 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on A. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America raised shares of Agilent Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $147.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $153.00 price objective for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $160.88.

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

Shares of A stock opened at $130.79 on Friday. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $108.35 and a twelve month high of $160.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.25. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $124.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $125.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.33% and a net margin of 19.55%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.31 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

About Agilent Technologies

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.