Analysts Point To Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) Growth In The Future

After Hours

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, A falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Diagnostics & Research industry segment. The current market capitalization of Agilent Technologies Inc is $38.28B. A total of 2.61 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.68M shares.

In the most recent transaction, MCDONNELL PADRAIG sold 1,911 shares of A for 150.00 per share on Jan 21 ’25. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 39,652 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 21 ’25, MCDONNELL PADRAIG bought 1,911 shares at 150.00 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, MCDONNELL PADRAIG disposed of 47 shares on Sep 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $150.00. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 24,071 shares of A after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Grau Dominique sold 9,990 shares at $145.00 per share on Sep 26 ’24. Company shares held by the Senior Vice President now total 40,011.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Agilent Technologies Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.96, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.31. A’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.72% when it declared a $0.2480 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/1/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.8%. The A stock dividend was $0.2480 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, A has a high of $155.35 and a low of $124.16.

As of this writing, A has an earnings estimate of $1.27 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.29 per share and a lower estimate of $1.25.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. A’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.57B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.73B in debt and $1.71B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $20.68, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.39B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for A is Buy with a score of 4.00.

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