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As of close of business last night, Agilent Technologies Inc’s stock clocked out at $120.29, up 2.53% from its previous closing price of $117.32. In other words, the price has increased by $2.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $120.395 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.86.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of A’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.60 and its Current Ratio is at 2.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.55.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 01 ’25 when MCDONNELL PADRAIG sold 2,000 shares for $113.45 per share. The transaction valued at 226,900 led to the insider holds 35,448 shares of the business.
MCDONNELL PADRAIG bought 2,000 shares of A for $226,900 on Aug 01 ’25. On Jul 01 ’25, another insider, MCDONNELL PADRAIG, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 1,508 shares for $117.44 each. As a result, the insider received 177,100 and left with 37,448 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 34170177536 and an Enterprise Value of 36368146432. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.487 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.819.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.24, which has changed by -0.14011008 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 2.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.62%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that A traded 1.93M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1317130 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 283.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.97M. Insiders hold about 0.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.72% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1753920000 were 3062544 with a Short Ratio of 1.58, compared to 1751241600 on 3354818. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3062544 and a Short% of Float of 1.2200001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.968, A has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.98. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008250938The 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 2025-07-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1398:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 15.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Agilent Technologies Inc (A) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.6, with high estimates of $1.63 and low estimates of $1.56.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.63 and $5.54 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.58. EPS for the following year is $6.06, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $6.22 and $5.8.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 13 analysts expect revenue to total $1.67B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.68B to a low estimate of $1.66B. As of the current estimate, Agilent Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.58BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.77B. There is a high estimate of $1.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.75B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for A’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.83B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.76B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.79B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.51BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.16B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.37B and the low estimate is $7.08B.
