Agilent Technologies (A) Competitors $126.24 -1.38 (-1.08%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$123.85 -2.39 (-1.89%) As of 09/19/2025 07:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock A vs. AMAT, ASUR, CYBR, GOOGL, SMTC, AME, ANET, DOCN, PSTG, and TMOShould you be buying Agilent Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agilent Technologies include Applied Materials (AMAT), Asure Software (ASUR), CyberArk Software (CYBR), Alphabet (GOOGL), Semtech (SMTC), AMETEK (AME), Arista Networks (ANET), DigitalOcean (DOCN), Pure Storage (PSTG), and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO). Agilent Technologies vs. Its Competitors Applied Materials Asure Software CyberArk Software Alphabet Semtech AMETEK Arista Networks DigitalOcean Pure Storage Thermo Fisher Scientific Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts prefer A or AMAT? Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $140.08, indicating a potential upside of 10.97%. Applied Materials has a consensus target price of $192.92, indicating a potential upside of 1.49%. Given Agilent Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Applied Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Applied Materials 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is A or AMAT more profitable? Applied Materials has a net margin of 23.88% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 17.97%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.96% beat Agilent Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agilent Technologies17.97% 25.51% 12.94% Applied Materials 23.88%40.96%22.99% Is A or AMAT a better dividend stock? Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Agilent Technologies pays out 23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Agilent Technologies has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Applied Materials has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Applied Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in A or AMAT? 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, A or AMAT? Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, A or AMAT? Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Agilent Technologies. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilent Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgilent Technologies$6.51B5.50$1.29B$4.2629.63Applied Materials$27.18B5.57$7.18B$8.3922.66 Does the media prefer A or AMAT? In the previous week, Applied Materials had 22 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Applied Materials and 28 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.78 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agilent Technologies 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Materials 41 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApplied Materials beats Agilent Technologies on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Agilent Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for A and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAgilent TechnologiesMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.18B$10.74B$5.79B$21.60BDividend Yield0.78%1.88%5.63%3.52%P/E Ratio29.6321.2680.4329.95Price / Sales5.5031.96534.2260.41Price / Cash20.4224.5037.9924.97Price / Book5.623.4215.774.59Net Income$1.29B$210.63M$3.30B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.48%-0.02%5.37%0.81%1 Month Performance6.11%1.47%8.10%5.42%1 Year Performance-9.89%-9.87%81.36%14.47% Agilent Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AAgilent Technologies4.4829 of 5 stars$126.24-1.1%$140.08+11.0%-11.1%$36.18B$6.51B29.6317,900Dividend AnnouncementAMATApplied Materials4.4251 of 5 stars$170.93+1.9%$192.92+12.9%-3.4%$136.17B$27.18B20.3735,700News CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeASURAsure Software4.1892 of 5 stars$8.01+2.3%$13.60+69.8%-15.0%$219.63M$119.79M-13.81500Positive NewsCYBRCyberArk Software1.4621 of 5 stars$475.95+2.1%$435.11-8.6%+80.9%$23.52B$1.20B-141.231,205Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GOOGLAlphabet3.8976 of 5 stars$251.61+4.5%$222.85-11.4%+57.1%$3.04T$350.02B26.80183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSMTCSemtech3.5108 of 5 stars$62.66+3.9%$61.08-2.5%+32.1%$5.44B$909.30M261.081,838Positive NewsInsider TradeAMEAMETEK4.5349 of 5 stars$189.60-0.2%$205.00+8.1%+9.0%$43.79B$6.94B30.5321,500Positive NewsANETArista Networks4.7348 of 5 stars$145.45+4.3%$157.56+8.3%+57.6%$182.81B$7.95B57.214,412Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeDOCNDigitalOcean2.1088 of 5 stars$36.91+3.4%$41.45+12.3%-13.4%$3.36B$780.61M28.391,210Positive NewsPSTGPure Storage4.611 of 5 stars$86.91+5.6%$77.39-11.0%+76.3%$28.40B$3.35B211.986,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9685 of 5 stars$474.73-1.0%$592.24+24.8%-22.6%$179.26B$43.21B27.46125,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMAT Alternatives ASUR Alternatives CYBR Alternatives GOOGL Alternatives SMTC Alternatives AME Alternatives ANET Alternatives DOCN Alternatives PSTG Alternatives TMO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:A) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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