Sterling Capital Management LLC Decreases Position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Sterling Capital Management LLC decreased its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 43.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 9,625 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 7,299 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $1,097,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bridgefront Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,323,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Agilent Technologies by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,380,521 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,203,990,000 after purchasing an additional 433,342 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Agilent Technologies by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 599,581 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $82,712,000 after buying an additional 24,687 shares in the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Agilent Technologies by 33.3% in the 3rd quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 895,770 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $114,972,000 after buying an additional 223,750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,203,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on A shares. Wolfe Research reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research note on Friday, June 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Agilent Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $160.88.

Agilent Technologies Stock Down 0.0%

A opened at $132.79 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50-day moving average of $123.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $126.08. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.35 and a 12 month high of $160.27.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.31 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.