Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Shares Purchased by Live Oak Private Wealth LLC

Live Oak Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 12.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 60,280 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,722 shares during the quarter. Live Oak Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $6,871,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in A. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Navalign LLC acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Agilent Technologies in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Barclays boosted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $147.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. HSBC decreased their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.27.

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

A stock opened at $131.42 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $122.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $126.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market cap of $37.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.26. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $108.35 and a 52-week high of $160.27.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.33% and a net margin of 19.55%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.31 EPS. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.100 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.480-1.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.255 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.48%.

Agilent Technologies Profile

Agilent Technologies is a global provider of scientific instrumentation, consumables, software and services for laboratories across the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. The company’s product portfolio includes analytical instruments such as liquid and gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectroscopy systems, and laboratory automation solutions, together with reagents, supplies and informatics tools that support measurement, testing and data analysis workflows. Agilent also offers instrument maintenance, qualification and laboratory services designed to help customers improve productivity and comply with regulatory requirements.

Founded as a corporate spin-off from Hewlett?Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved through a combination of strategic restructuring and acquisitions to concentrate on life sciences, diagnostics and applied laboratories.