Hahn Capital Management LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Hahn Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,983 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 4,236 shares during the quarter. Agilent Technologies comprises 4.9% of Hahn Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Hahn Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $9,114,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Kera Capital Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $449,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $2,836,000. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. boosted its position in shares of Agilent Technologies by 47.8% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 3,705 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $504,000 after purchasing an additional 1,199 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on A. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Agilent Technologies from $147.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America raised Agilent Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Wolfe Research restated a “hold” rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $160.93.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of A opened at $127.49 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.60, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.26. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.35 and a 12 month high of $160.27. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $121.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.92. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. The firm had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.31 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors 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 dividend yield of 0.8%. Agilent Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 20.48%.

About Agilent Technologies

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.