Hahn Capital Management LLC Purchases 14,569 Shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Hahn Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 24.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 74,421 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,569 shares during the period. Agilent Technologies accounts for approximately 4.1% of Hahn Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Hahn Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $8,782,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in A. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies by 286.2% during the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 251 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period. Stone House Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on A shares. Barclays boosted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Agilent Technologies from $130.00 to $128.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Agilent Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.17.

Agilent Technologies Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of A opened at $138.66 on Friday. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $96.43 and a 52-week high of $153.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is $122.36 and its 200-day moving average is $116.28. 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 firm has a market cap of $39.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.55, a PEG ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 1.26.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The medical research company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.37. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 25.51% and a net margin of 17.97%.The company had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.32 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.560-5.590 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.570-1.600 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.248 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Agilent Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 23.24%.

Agilent Technologies Company Profile

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.