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NYSE:A

Agilent Technologies (A) Competitors

$115.79
+1.10 (+0.96%)
(As of 06/9/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$114.16
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$116.00
50-Day Range
$114.69
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$141.28
52-Week Range
$112.52
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$160.26
Volume
1.98 million shs
Average Volume
1.64 million shs
Market Capitalization
$34.20 billion
P/E Ratio
25.50
Dividend Yield
0.78%
Price Target
$151.35
ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability

A vs. MTD, WAT, BRKR, SE, AME, CSGP, CRWD, DELL, DDOG, and TTD

Should you be buying Agilent Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agilent Technologies include Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Waters (WAT), Bruker (BRKR), SEA (SE), AMETEK (AME), CoStar Group (CSGP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Dell Technologies (DELL), Datadog (DDOG), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Agilent Technologies vs.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Mettler-Toledo International. Agilent Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mettler-Toledo International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Agilent Technologies$6.85 billion4.99$1.25 billion$4.5425.48
Mettler-Toledo International$3.92 billion7.20$872.50 million$39.3832.55

91.9% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $151.35, indicating a potential upside of 30.86%. Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus price target of $1,469.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.26%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Mettler-Toledo International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Agilent Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Mettler-Toledo International
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 13 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 1 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.99 indicating that Mettler-Toledo International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Agilent Technologies
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mettler-Toledo International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 22.45% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 19.19%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 30.11% beat Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Agilent Technologies 19.19% 30.11% 15.35%
Mettler-Toledo International 22.45% -4,833.51% 26.87%

Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Agilent Technologies received 484 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.06% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.32% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Agilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes
838
73.06%
Underperform Votes
309
26.94%
Mettler-Toledo InternationalOutperform Votes
354
58.32%
Underperform Votes
253
41.68%

Summary

Agilent Technologies and Mettler-Toledo International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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A vs. The Competition

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MetricAgilent TechnologiesAnalytical instruments IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$34.18B$5.61B$15.25B$15.05B
Dividend Yield0.77%0.42%4.59%3.87%
P/E Ratio25.486.30320.0919.47
Price / Sales4.9910.90818.869.21
Price / Cash18.3475.8228.1523.99
Price / Book5.9141.5210.537.34
Net Income$1.25B-$271.20M$526.73M$903.19M
7 Day Performance-2.15%-2.52%0.54%1.82%
1 Month Performance-9.15%-4.71%5.27%4.03%
1 Year Performance-6.80%-17.50%-2.71%-4.78%

Agilent Technologies Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International
2.4048 of 5 stars		$1,323.08
-0.9%		$1,469.50
+11.1%		+0.1%$29.13B$3.95B33.6018,000Positive News
WAT
Waters
2.5844 of 5 stars		$256.63
-1.1%		$335.27
+30.6%		-26.2%$15.32B$2.97B22.308,200
BRKR
Bruker
2.8731 of 5 stars		$73.87
+1.2%		$84.50
+14.4%		+15.1%$10.84B$2.53B35.188,525Analyst Revision
SE
SEA
2.1371 of 5 stars		$61.28
+4.6%		$90.88
+48.3%		-28.4%$34.61B$12.45B-33.6763,800Options Volume
AME
AMETEK
2.1366 of 5 stars		$149.34
+0.4%		$153.50
+2.8%		+23.5%$34.42B$6.15B28.9419,600Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CSGP
CoStar Group
1.9342 of 5 stars		$82.31
+0.4%		$87.08
+5.8%		+32.1%$33.63B$2.25B90.455,653Positive News
CRWD
CrowdStrike
2.7609 of 5 stars		$153.04
-0.7%		$175.44
+14.6%		-15.4%$36.10B$2.24B-235.457,273
DELL
Dell Technologies
2.891 of 5 stars		$46.86
+3.0%		$49.81
+6.3%		-4.8%$33.26B$97.11B17.75133,000
DDOG
Datadog
2.1994 of 5 stars		$101.85
+1.5%		$103.00
+1.1%		-10.6%$32.78B$1.68B-377.214,800Analyst Report
Insider Selling
News Coverage
TTD
Trade Desk
2.1243 of 5 stars		$74.88
-0.7%		$72.78
-2.8%		+36.2%$36.61B$1.58B499.202,770

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