Optiver Holding B.V. Buys New Shares in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 4,356 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $496,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in A. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on A shares. Bank of America upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a report on Thursday, May 28th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $147.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $159.35.

Agilent Technologies Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE A opened at $138.32 on Friday. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $108.35 and a 1 year high of $160.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.06 billion, a PE ratio of 27.77, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.25. 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 business’s 50-day moving average is $132.35 and its 200 day moving average is $125.30.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.08. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.33% and a net margin of 19.55%.The business had revenue of $1.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.31 EPS. Agilent Technologies’s quarterly 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.255 per share. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.48%.

Agilent Technologies Profile

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.