Agilent Technologies (A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an analytical measurement and laboratory technology company serving the life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental, food, energy and academic research markets. Its solutions help laboratories analyze the composition, quality and performance of materials, biological samples and other substances.

The company’s products and services include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy equipment, laboratory automation tools, software, consumables and supplies. Agilent also provides maintenance, repair, training, consulting and other support services designed to help customers operate and manage laboratory workflows.

Agilent was formed in 1999 through the spin-off of Hewlett-Packard’s measurement businesses and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company serves customers internationally through operations and commercial activities across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets. Agilent is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Padraig McDonnell.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $172.16 to $177.47
• 50-Day Range: $143.12 to $175.54
• 52-Week Range: $108.35 to $177.47
• Volume: 2.90 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $48.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.01
• Dividend Yield: 0.59%
• Price Target: $173.65
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Agilent Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Agilent Technologies scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 903 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Agilent Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Agilent Technologies is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Agilent Technologies has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Agilent Technologies are expected to grow by 9.68% in the coming year, from $6.20 to $6.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Agilent Technologies is 34.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.30.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Agilent Technologies is 34.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 270.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Agilent Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.63. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Agilent Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 7.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of Agilent Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Agilent Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.78, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Agilent Technologies has recently increased by 3.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Agilent Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.59%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Agilent Technologies has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Agilent Technologies is 20.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Agilent Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.00% next year. This indicates that Agilent Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Agilent Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Agilent Technologies this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

59 people have searched for A on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 111% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Agilent Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Agilent Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $95,975.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Agilent Technologies has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/22 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Record date for 10/28 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Life Sciences Tools & Services
• Sub-Industry: Life Sciences Tools & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:A
• CIK: 1090872
• Web: www.agilent.com
• Phone: (800) 227-9770
• Fax: 408-345-8474
• Employees: 18,100
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Agilent Technologies: $173.65
• High Price Target: $196.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.87
• P/E Growth: 2.63
• Net Income: $1.30 billion
• Net Margins: 19.53%
• Pretax Margin: 22.49%
• Return on Equity: 24.45%
• Return on Assets: 13.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.61
• Cash Flow: $6.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.08
• Book Value: $23.78 per share
• Price / Book: 7.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 281,929,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $48.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21