S Bank Fund Management Ltd Sells 193 Shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

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S Bank Fund Management Ltd cut its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A – Free Report) by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,756 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 193 shares during the period. S Bank Fund Management Ltd’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of A. Stone House Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at $30,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at $32,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the second quarter valued at $33,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at $47,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on A shares. Rothschild Redb upgraded Agilent Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $128.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.62.

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Agilent Technologies Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:A opened at $141.14 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.13, a PEG ratio of 4.56 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 2.25. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $127.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $117.63. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $96.43 and a 52-week high of $153.84.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The medical research company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.37. The business had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 25.51% and a net margin of 17.97%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.32 earnings per share. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.560-5.590 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.570-1.600 EPS. Analysts expect that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 EPS for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $0.248 dividend. This represents a $0.99 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.24%.

Agilent Technologies Profile

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Agilent Technologies, Inc provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences and Applied Markets, Diagnostics and Genomics, and Agilent CrossLab. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems; gas chromatography systems and components; gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments; atomic absorption instruments; microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry instruments; inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments; raman spectroscopy; cell analysis plate based assays; flow cytometer; real-time cell analyzer; cell imaging systems; microplate reader; laboratory software; information management and analytics; laboratory automation and robotic systems; dissolution testing; and vacuum pumps, and measurement technologies.

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