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The price of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) closed at $145.49 in the last session, down -1.91% from day before closing price of $148.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.1 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $149.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $144.76.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at A’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.52 and its Current Ratio is at 1.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on December 02, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $270.
On October 08, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $170.
On October 08, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $165.Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated its Buy rating on October 08, 2025, with a $165 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 01 ’25 when Dolsten Mikael sold 2,600 shares for $149.81 per share. The transaction valued at 389,511 led to the insider holds 4,973 shares of the business.
Gonsalves Rodney sold 3,000 shares of A for $464,956 on Nov 26 ’25. The V.P., Corporate Controller now owns 31,846 shares after completing the transaction at $154.99 per share. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Dolsten Mikael, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,600 shares for $149.81 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 41246478336 and an Enterprise Value of 42746580992. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.152 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.192.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.28, which has changed by 0.010347247 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13506866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, A has reached a high of $160.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.41%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, A traded on average about 1.81M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2584460 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 283.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.13M. Insiders hold about 0.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.19% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1763078400 were 3776884 with a Short Ratio of 2.09, compared to 1760486400 on 3385497. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3776884 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for A is 0.99, which was 0.992 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0066882414. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.66. The current Payout Ratio is 21.71% for A, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1398:1000 ratio.
