VCI Wealth Management LLC Increases Holdings in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

VCI Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 14.3% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 10,393 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $1,226,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of A. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,663 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 34.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,362 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $627,000 after purchasing an additional 1,379 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 86.3% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 51,363 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $6,009,000 after purchasing an additional 23,800 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Agilent Technologies by 8.0% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,763 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $206,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intact Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $70,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on A shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $150.00 to $162.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $128.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Rothschild Redb upgraded Agilent Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.62.

Agilent Technologies Stock Up 0.8%

Agilent Technologies stock opened at $143.03 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.55 billion, a PE ratio of 33.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 1.26. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $96.43 and a 12 month high of $153.84. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $128.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $118.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 1.71.

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

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

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