Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Agilent Technologies (A)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) recently:

• 10/26/2026 – Agilent Technologies is now covered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating and a $190.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/17/2026 – Agilent Technologies was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 10/14/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $190.00 to $195.00.
• 10/13/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by UBS Group from $165.00 to $180.00.
• 10/13/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $175.00 to $190.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $180.00 to $196.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Bank of America from $180.00 to $190.00.
• 10/8/2026 – Agilent Technologies was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/8/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $180.00 to $195.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Evercore from $148.00 to $178.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Barclays from $175.00 to $195.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/3/2026 – Agilent Technologies was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/21/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group from $175.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/11/2026 – Agilent Technologies was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 9/9/2026 – Agilent Technologies is now covered by UBS Group. They set a “neutral” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/1/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by HSBC from $165.00 to $175.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 6th were paid a dividend of $0.2550 per share. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 6th. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Agilent Technologies news, Director Mikael Dolsten sold 634 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.38, for a total transaction of $95,974.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,924 shares in the company, valued at approximately $745,395.12. This trade represents a 11.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Agilent Technologies, Inc is a global provider of analytical laboratory instruments, software, services and consumables. The company serves customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, environmental, energy and academic research sectors, as well as diagnostic and clinical laboratories.

Agilent’s offerings include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy and atomic instruments, laboratory automation products, genomic and cell analysis solutions, and related software.