Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) Shares Acquired by Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A - Free Report) by 13.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 36,674 shares of the medical research company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,362 shares during the quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $4,279,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Redwood Park Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in Agilent Technologies by 640.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its position in Agilent Technologies by 286.2% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on A. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Agilent Technologies from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Agilent Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Agilent Technologies to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Agilent Technologies from $160.00 to $155.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $140.92.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of A stock traded up $0.50 on Wednesday, hitting $120.95. 1,467,147 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,846,409. The company's fifty day moving average is $112.89 and its 200 day moving average is $123.51. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $96.43 and a 1-year high of $153.84. The company has a market capitalization of $34.36 billion, a PE ratio of 29.86, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 1.60.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The medical research company reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.05. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 17.59% and a return on equity of 25.92%. The company had revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.22 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 1st will be issued a $0.248 dividend. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 1st. Agilent Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.44%.

Agilent Technologies 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.