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Should you buy Agilent Technologies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Agilent Technologies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Agilent Technologies include Applied Materials (AMAT), Asure Software (ASUR), Alphabet (GOOGL), Semtech (SMTC), and AMETEK (AME).

How does Agilent Technologies compare to Applied Materials?

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 124 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 133 mentions for Applied Materials and 9 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.25 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Applied Materials	68 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Agilent Technologies pays out 22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials pays out 17.3% 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 increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Agilent Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilent Technologies	$6.95B	4.62	$1.30B	$4.53	25.09
Applied Materials	$28.37B	11.94	$7.00B	$10.65	40.08

Applied Materials has a net margin of 29.31% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 18.26%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 36.97% beat Agilent Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilent Technologies	18.26%	24.49%	12.83%
Applied Materials	29.31%	36.97%	21.30%

Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $163.71, suggesting a potential upside of 44.07%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $465.14, suggesting a potential upside of 8.97%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Applied Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Agilent Technologies on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Agilent Technologies compare to Asure Software?

Asure Software (NASDAQ:ASUR) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

71.6% of Asure Software shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Asure Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Asure Software has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 18.26% compared to Asure Software's net margin of -6.81%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 24.49% beat Asure Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asure Software	-6.81%	8.12%	3.18%
Agilent Technologies	18.26%	24.49%	12.83%

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Asure Software. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 3 mentions for Asure Software. Asure Software's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.25 indicating that Asure Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asure Software	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Asure Software currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 71.62%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $163.71, suggesting a potential upside of 44.07%. Given Asure Software's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Asure Software is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asure Software	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Agilent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Asure Software	$148.44M	1.69	-$13.13M	-$0.36	N/A
Agilent Technologies	$6.95B	4.62	$1.30B	$4.53	25.09

Summary

Agilent Technologies beats Asure Software on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Agilent Technologies compare to Alphabet?

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Alphabet pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agilent Technologies pays out 22.5% 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. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Agilent Technologies has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Agilent Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 315 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 324 mentions for Alphabet and 9 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.25 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphabet	211 Very Positive mention(s)	24 Positive mention(s)	50 Neutral mention(s)	26 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alphabet presently has a consensus target price of $412.65, indicating a potential upside of 6.10%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus target price of $163.71, indicating a potential upside of 44.07%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Alphabet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	47 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Agilent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 18.26%. Alphabet's return on equity of 38.99% beat Agilent Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphabet	37.92%	38.99%	27.41%
Agilent Technologies	18.26%	24.49%	12.83%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alphabet	$402.84B	11.70	$132.17B	$13.11	29.67
Agilent Technologies	$6.95B	4.62	$1.30B	$4.53	25.09

Summary

Alphabet beats Agilent Technologies on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Agilent Technologies compare to Semtech?

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 18.26% compared to Semtech's net margin of -3.86%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 24.49% beat Semtech's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilent Technologies	18.26%	24.49%	12.83%
Semtech	-3.86%	18.09%	7.16%

Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Semtech has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Semtech. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 3 mentions for Semtech. Semtech's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.25 indicating that Semtech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Semtech	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilent Technologies	$6.95B	4.62	$1.30B	$4.53	25.09
Semtech	$1.05B	12.58	-$40.38M	-$0.44	N/A

Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $163.71, suggesting a potential upside of 44.07%. Semtech has a consensus target price of $106.43, suggesting a potential downside of 24.97%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Semtech.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Semtech	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Summary

Agilent Technologies beats Semtech on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Agilent Technologies compare to AMETEK?

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

AMETEK has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, AMETEK had 17 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for AMETEK and 9 mentions for Agilent Technologies. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.25 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMETEK	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

AMETEK currently has a consensus price target of $252.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.36%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $163.71, indicating a potential upside of 44.07%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMETEK	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Agilent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AMETEK pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agilent Technologies pays out 22.5% 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. AMETEK has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Agilent Technologies has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Agilent Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 18.26%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 24.49% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMETEK	20.11%	16.63%	11.06%
Agilent Technologies	18.26%	24.49%	12.83%

87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AMETEK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK	$7.40B	6.95	$1.48B	$6.62	33.92
Agilent Technologies	$6.95B	4.62	$1.30B	$4.53	25.09

Summary

AMETEK beats Agilent Technologies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Agilent Technologies	MED PRODUCTS Industry	Medical Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$31.25B	$8.47B	$6.30B	$22.72B
Dividend Yield	0.92%	2.52%	2.80%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	25.09	16.21	20.82	29.94
Price / Sales	4.62	8.35	523.01	91.59
Price / Cash	16.67	16.94	43.18	24.44
Price / Book	4.78	3.98	9.86	4.67
Net Income	$1.30B	$224.05M	$3.55B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.37%	0.70%	-0.79%	-0.38%
1 Month Performance	-6.93%	0.48%	-1.16%	-0.30%
1 Year Performance	4.42%	1.08%	33.71%	26.83%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
A Agilent Technologies	4.8688 of 5 stars	$113.64 +2.8%	$163.71 +44.1%	+0.1%	$31.25B	$6.95B	25.09	18,100	Upcoming Earnings
AMAT Applied Materials	4.6615 of 5 stars	$413.57 -5.3%	$463.89 +12.2%	+157.6%	$328.21B	$28.37B	38.83	36,500	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up
ASUR Asure Software	4.0467 of 5 stars	$8.59 +0.7%	$15.00 +74.6%	-10.3%	$246.38M	$148.44M	N/A	500	Analyst Upgrade
GOOGL Alphabet	4.2647 of 5 stars	$396.94 +0.0%	$411.23 +3.6%	+137.2%	$4.81T	$402.84B	30.28	190,820	Trending News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
SMTC Semtech	2.163 of 5 stars	$132.39 -3.8%	$95.71 -27.7%	+260.5%	$12.33B	$1.05B	N/A	1,920	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast Gap Up

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