Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) Shares Purchased by Asset Management One Co. Ltd.

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A - Free Report) by 6.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 120,425 shares of the medical research company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,166 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $14,087,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of A. Redwood Park Advisors LLC bought a new position in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new position in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position in Agilent Technologies by 286.2% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 251 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in Agilent Technologies by 640.0% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 222 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at $31,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at Agilent Technologies

In other news, Director Daniel K. Podolsky sold 1,819 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.46, for a total transaction of $211,840.74. Following the transaction, the director now owns 35,737 shares in the company, valued at $4,161,931.02. This represents a 4.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Agilent Technologies Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE:A traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $119.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,734,703 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,882,564. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $96.43 and a 1 year high of $153.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $111.85 and a 200-day moving average of $124.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.86 billion, a PE ratio of 29.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 28th. The medical research company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 17.59% and a return on equity of 25.92%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.22 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.248 per share. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 1st. Agilent Technologies's payout ratio is 24.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on A. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $135.00 to $116.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Agilent Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, June 14th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $159.00 to $140.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Agilent Technologies has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $140.92.

Agilent Technologies Company 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.