Agilent Technologies (A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of analytical laboratory instruments, software, services and consumables. The company serves customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, environmental, energy and academic research sectors, as well as diagnostic and clinical laboratories.

Agilent’s offerings include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy and atomic instruments, laboratory automation products, genomic and cell analysis solutions, and related software. The company also provides laboratory supplies, instrument maintenance, compliance services, consulting and other support throughout the research and testing workflow.

Agilent was formed in 1999 through the separation of Hewlett-Packard’s test and measurement, chemical analysis and life sciences businesses. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company serves customers through operations and commercial activities across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. Padraig McDonnell serves as Agilent’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $171.51 to $176.77
• 50-Day Range: $143.12 to $181.54
• 52-Week Range: $108.35 to $182.99
• Volume: 1.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $48.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.86
• Dividend Yield: 0.59%
• Price Target: $181.45
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Agilent Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Agilent Technologies scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 106th out of 901 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Agilent Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 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 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.19%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Agilent Technologies are expected to grow by 9.19% in the coming year, from $6.20 to $6.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Agilent Technologies is 33.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Agilent Technologies is 33.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 38.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Agilent Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.90. 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 7.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.78% 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 2.42, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Agilent Technologies has recently decreased by 4.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Agilent Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.56%, 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 15.07% next year. This indicates that Agilent Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Agilent Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Agilent Technologies this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

57 people have searched for A on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Agilent Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 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 Insiders

0.17% of the stock of Agilent Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.41% of the stock of Agilent Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Record date for 10/28 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2027

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: $181.45
• High Price Target: $196.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.41
• P/E Growth: 2.9
• 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: 6.58
• Cash Flow: $6.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.37
• Book Value: $23.78 per share
• Price / Book: 7.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 281,929,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $48.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21