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After finishing at $125.94 in the prior trading day, Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) closed at $124.38, down -1.24%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.24 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.09.
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 22.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.41. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Barclays on February 10, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $145 from $135 previously.
On August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $157.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $150.
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 Sep 09 ’25 when McMahon Robert W. bought 5,781 shares for $126.21 per share.
McMahon Robert W. bought 15,303 shares of A for $1,968,224 on Sep 04 ’25. On Sep 02 ’25, another insider, MCDONNELL PADRAIG, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $124.88 each. As a result, the insider received 249,760 and left with 33,448 shares of the company.
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 35261779968 and an Enterprise Value of 37320781824. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.498 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.305.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.26, which has changed by -0.15237838 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 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 3.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.87%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1630820 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 282.15M. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.74% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1756425600 were 3038383 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1753920000 on 3062544. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3038383 and a Short% of Float of 1.2200001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, A’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.98, compared to 0.98 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0077814832. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.65. The current Payout Ratio is 21.31% for A, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-01 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
As of right now, 16.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.42, with high estimates of $1.51 and low estimates of $1.34.
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 $6.03, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $6.1 and $5.91.
Revenue Estimates
14 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, 14 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 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.44B and the low estimate is $7.14B.
