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After finishing at $153.5 in the prior trading day, Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) closed at $150.1, down -2.21%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.04 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $153.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $149.2.
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 23.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.94. 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.
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 26 ’25 when Gonsalves Rodney sold 3,000 shares for $154.99 per share. The transaction valued at 464,956 led to the insider holds 31,846 shares of the business.
Dolsten Mikael bought 2,600 shares of A for $389,510 on Dec 01 ’25. On Nov 26 ’25, another insider, Gonsalves Rodney, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $154.99 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 42553413632 and an Enterprise Value of 44051460096. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.34 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.93.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.27, which has changed by 0.07768524 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 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 5.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2408970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 283.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.12M. Insiders hold about 0.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.15% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1763078400 were 3776884 with a Short Ratio of 2.08, 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
In the trailing 12 months, A’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.992, compared to 0.99 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0064625405. 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.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Agilent Technologies Inc (A) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 13.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.39, with high estimates of $1.45 and low estimates of $1.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.1 and $5.88 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.95. EPS for the following year is $6.56, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $6.75 and $6.4.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $1.81B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.82B to a low estimate of $1.79B. As of. The current estimate, Agilent Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.68BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.76B. There is a high estimate of $1.79B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.74B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for A’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.95BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.81B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.99B and the low estimate is $7.68B.
