Agilent Technologies Company Profile (NYSE:A)

Agilent Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "A."

Agilent Technologies announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 17th. Investors of record on Monday, July 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.132 per share on Wednesday, July 26th. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 29th. View Agilent Technologies' Dividend History.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) released its earnings results on Monday, May, 22nd. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.10. The company earned $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.05 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 13.41% and a return on equity of 16.49%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share. View Agilent Technologies' Earnings History.

Agilent Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 15th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Agilent Technologies.

Agilent Technologies updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.15-2.21 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.16. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.36-4.38 nlm, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.35 billion.Agilent Technologies also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.49-0.51 EPS.

13 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Agilent Technologies' shares. Their predictions range from $51.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Agilent Technologies' stock price to reach $60.67 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Agilent Technologies.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Agilent Technologies stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Agilent Technologies is a broad-based OEM of test and measurement equipment. The company’s fiscal first quarter results were above the Zacks Consensus estimate. Over the last one year, the stock has underperformed the Zacks Electronic-Testing Equipment Industry. The company’s decision to divest/wind up underperforming businesses has enhanced its focus on the new Agilent, while enabling expansion of a solid recurring revenue base and diversification of geographic and industrial operations for growth. Also, the company’s focus on aligning investments so as to be oriented toward more attractive growth avenues and innovative high-margin product launches are positives. Agilent’s broad-based portfolio and increased focus on segments offer higher growth potential. However, the macro weakness in the U.S. and Europe and forex headwinds remain concerns." (5/16/2017)
• 2. UBS AG analysts commented, "Agilent reported FY1Q17 results Tuesday with sales of $1.067b, above both ours and consensus estimates of $1.05b. Adj. EPS of $0.53 was also above both ours estimate of $0.50 and consensus estimates of $0.49. For FY17 management slightly lowered its revenue guidance to $4.33 - $4.35b from $4.35b - $4.37b, but increased the midpoint of its core growth guidance to 4.5% from 4.3%. Agilent maintained its FY17 adjusted EPS guidance to $2.10 - $2.16." (2/15/2017)

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Agilent Technologies' management team includes the folowing people:

• Michael R. McMullen, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Didier Hirsch, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Michael Tang, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Dominique P. Grau, Senior Vice President - Human Resources
• Henrik Ancher-Jensen, Senior Vice President, President - Order Fulfillment
• Mark Doak, Senior Vice President, President - Agilent CrossLab Group
• Patrick K. Kaltenbach, Senior Vice President, President - Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group
• Samraat Raha, Senior Vice President - Strategy and Corporate Development
• Jacob Thaysen, Senior Vice President, President - Diagnostics and Genomics Group
• Rodney Gonsalves, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Corporate Controller

Agilent Technologies' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include First Quadrant L P CA (0.15%), APG Asset Management N.V. (0.14%), AMF Pensionsforsakring AB (0.11%), National Pension Service (0.09%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.09%) and Aperio Group LLC (0.08%). Company insiders that own Agilent Technologies stock include Boon Hwee Koh, Didier Hirsch, Dominique Grau, Heidi Fields, James Cullen, Mark Doak, Michael R Mcmullen, Patrick Kaltenbach, Paul N Clark, Robert J Herbold and Rodney Gonsalves. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Agilent Technologies.

Agilent Technologies' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., APG Asset Management N.V., First Quadrant L P CA, Advisors Capital Management LLC, Cullinan Associates Inc., Meeder Asset Management Inc., Exxonmobil Investment Management Inc. TX and Huntington National Bank. Company insiders that have sold Agilent Technologies stock in the last year include Boon Hwee Koh, Didier Hirsch, Heidi Fields, James Cullen, Mark Doak, Michael R Mcmullen, Patrick Kaltenbach, Paul N Clark and Rodney Gonsalves. View Insider Buying and Selling for Agilent Technologies.

Agilent Technologies' stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Bank of Montreal Can, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor DE Media PNO, National Pension Service and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Agilent Technologies.

Shares of Agilent Technologies can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Agilent Technologies stock can currently be purchased for approximately $59.72.