Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Agilent Technologies (A)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) in the last few weeks:

• 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.
• 10/8/2026 – Agilent Technologies was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/7/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Barclays PLC 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”.
• 9/11/2026 – Agilent Technologies was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 9/9/2026 – Agilent Technologies is now covered by UBS Group AG. They set a “neutral” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $155.00 to $175.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $185.00 to $190.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $155.00 to $180.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $170.00 to $180.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $150.00 to $175.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $180.00 to $190.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $155.00 to $180.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $155.00 to $180.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Agilent Technologies had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $155.00 to $185.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be given a dividend of $0.2550 per share. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 6th. Agilent Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 20.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Agilent Technologies news, Director Mikael Dolsten sold 634 shares of Agilent Technologies stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.38, for a total value of $95,974.92. Following the sale, the director owned 4,924 shares in the company, valued at $745,395.12. The trade was a 11.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Agilent Technologies, Inc is an analytical measurement and laboratory technology company serving the life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental, food, energy and academic research markets. Its solutions help laboratories analyze the composition, quality and performance of materials, biological samples and other substances.

The company’s products and services include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy equipment, laboratory automation tools, software, consumables and supplies.