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The closing price of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) was $118.69 for the day, up 0.33% from the previous closing price of $118.3. In other words, the price has increased by $0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.68 million shares were traded. A stock price reached its highest trading level at $119.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.51.
Ratios:
Our analysis of A’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.36. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 33715675136 and an Enterprise Value of 35913641984. As of this moment, Agilent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.418 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.571.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for A is 1.24, which has changed by -0.16726303 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 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 0.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.32%.
Shares Statistics:
A traded an average of 1.78M shares per day over the past three months and 1303970 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 283.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 282.71M. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.41% stake in the company. Shares short for A as of 1755216000 were 2884949 with a Short Ratio of 1.62, compared to 1752537600 on 3514460. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2884949 and a Short% of Float of 1.15.
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 0.008182586The 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
The dynamic stock of Agilent Technologies Inc (A) is currently attracting attention from 14.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.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 $5.6 and $5.56 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.58. EPS for the following year is $6.05, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $6.22 and $5.91.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 6 analysts. 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, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.77B. There is a high estimate of $1.82B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.75B.
A total of 7 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 $7.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.44B and the low estimate is $7.09B.
