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After finishing at $127.40 in the prior trading day, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) closed at $125.78, down -1.27%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $128.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $125.44.
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 21.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.64 and its Current Ratio is at 2.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
Stifel Upgraded its Hold to Buy on April 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $163.
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 Jun 18 ’24 when MCDONNELL PADRAIG sold 1,958 shares for $135.00 per share. The transaction valued at 264,330 led to the insider holds 28,034 shares of the business.
Grau Dominique sold 15,000 shares of A for $1,999,262 on Jun 10 ’24. The Senior Vice President now owns 49,486 shares after completing the transaction at $133.28 per share. On Jun 03 ’24, another insider, MCDONNELL PADRAIG, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 1,958 shares for $130.00 each. As a result, the insider received 254,540 and left with 25,185 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 37170380800 and an Enterprise Value of 37752680448. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.728 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.42.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.05, which has changed by 0.052552342 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23886502 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, A has reached a high of $155.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.74%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.94M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3435030 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 292.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.54M. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.35% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1718323200 were 2874792 with a Short Ratio of 1.48, compared to 1715731200 on 4238036. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2874792 and a Short% of Float of 1.11.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, A’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.922, compared to 0.93 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0072504794The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.68. The current Payout Ratio is 21.48% for A, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-04-01 with an ex-dividend date of 1719878400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1398:1000 ratio.
