Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Stock Bought by Rakuten Investment Management Inc.

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,694 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,224 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $8,873,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Markowski Investments acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies by 172.7% during the 3rd quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 180 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Finally, Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors own 87.41% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Agilent Technologies

In other Agilent Technologies news, Director Mikael Dolsten sold 634 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.38, for a total transaction of $95,974.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,924 shares in the company, valued at $745,395.12. This trade represents a 11.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Agilent Technologies Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of Agilent Technologies stock opened at $171.67 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.40 billion, a PE ratio of 33.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $165.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.01. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $108.35 and a 52-week high of $182.99.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The medical research company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.13. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.53% and a return on equity of 24.45%. The company had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.37 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Agilent Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.740 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.180-6.210 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.20 EPS for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 6th were given a $0.2550 dividend. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 6th. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 20.08%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on A. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 17th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Evercore upped their price target on Agilent Technologies from $148.00 to $178.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 26th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $190.00 price objective for the company. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.45.

Agilent Technologies Company Profile

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.