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After finishing at $151.52 in the prior trading day, Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) closed at $146.89, down -3.06%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.93 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $152.095 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $146.52.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of A by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.71 and its Current Ratio is at 2.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.53.
On October 08, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $165.
Barclays Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on February 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $145.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 12 ’25 when MCDONNELL PADRAIG bought 12,490 shares for $150.00 per share.
McMahon Robert W. bought 5,781 shares of A for $729,591 on Sep 09 ’25. On Sep 04 ’25, another insider, McMahon Robert W., who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 15,303 shares for $128.62 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, A now has a Market Capitalization of 41643376640 and an Enterprise Value of 43702378496. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.438 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.777.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.27, which has changed by 0.15597701 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, A has reached a high of $153.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1596180 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 283.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.21M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.91% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1761868800 were 3414175 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1759190400 on 3140864. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3414175 and a Short% of Float of 1.37.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, A’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.98, compared to 0.99 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006467793. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.66. The current Payout Ratio is 21.31% for A, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1398:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Agilent Technologies Inc (A) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 15.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.43, with high estimates of $1.51 and low estimates of $1.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.59 and $5.56 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.57. EPS for the following year is $6.02, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $6.11 and $5.9.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $1.83B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.84B to a low estimate of $1.82B. As of. The current estimate, Agilent Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.7BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.78B. There is a high estimate of $1.82B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.77B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for A’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.92B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.51BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.4B and the low estimate is $7.23B.
