Agilent Technologies, Inc.

NYSE:A Stock Report

Market Cap: US$42.5b

Agilent Technologies Valuation

Is A undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of A when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: A ($148.06) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($133.05)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

A key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA28.1x
PEG Ratio8.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does A's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for A vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average37.2x
IQV IQVIA Holdings
30.1x13.2%US$42.8b
MTD Mettler-Toledo International
39.9x8.4%US$31.6b
WST West Pharmaceutical Services
43x12.2%US$22.6b
WAT Waters
35.6x8.2%US$21.1b
A Agilent Technologies
30.1x3.7%US$42.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: A is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the peer average (37.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does A's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Life Sciences Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: A is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the Global Life Sciences industry average (34x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

A PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.1x
Fair PE Ratio27.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: A is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst A forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$148.06
US$147.51
-0.4%
7.0%US$165.00US$130.00n/a17
Sep ’25US$142.92
US$147.51
+3.2%
7.0%US$165.00US$130.00n/a17
Aug ’25US$142.86
US$141.35
-1.1%
6.6%US$155.00US$125.00n/a16
Jul ’25US$127.40
US$139.85
+9.8%
6.9%US$155.00US$125.00n/a16
Jun ’25US$130.41
US$141.12
+8.2%
7.2%US$155.00US$125.00n/a17
May ’25US$138.69
US$151.11
+9.0%
6.2%US$165.00US$130.00n/a18
Apr ’25US$145.56
US$147.06
+1.0%
7.5%US$165.00US$125.00n/a18
Mar ’25US$139.06
US$144.82
+4.1%
7.7%US$165.00US$125.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$133.05
US$139.59
+4.9%
8.1%US$165.00US$120.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$139.03
US$135.33
-2.7%
11.1%US$165.00US$100.00n/a18
Dec ’24US$128.79
US$132.86
+3.2%
10.2%US$151.00US$100.00n/a17
Nov ’24US$102.86
US$137.62
+33.8%
11.4%US$163.00US$105.00n/a17
Oct ’24US$111.82
US$139.68
+24.9%
10.3%US$163.00US$105.00n/a17
Sep ’24US$121.91
US$141.56
+16.1%
9.3%US$163.00US$110.00US$142.9217
Aug ’24US$122.48
US$143.19
+16.9%
9.1%US$163.00US$115.00US$142.8617
Jul ’24US$120.25
US$144.72
+20.4%
7.6%US$163.00US$126.00US$127.4017
Jun ’24US$116.26
US$147.29
+26.7%
7.9%US$170.00US$126.00US$130.4117
May ’24US$136.08
US$162.00
+19.0%
7.3%US$174.00US$127.00US$138.6917
Apr ’24US$138.34
US$163.13
+17.9%
7.0%US$174.00US$127.00US$145.5616
Mar ’24US$137.51
US$163.13
+18.6%
7.0%US$174.00US$127.00US$139.0616
Feb ’24US$155.45
US$162.50
+4.5%
6.8%US$170.00US$127.00US$133.0516
Jan ’24US$149.65
US$160.31
+7.1%
6.9%US$170.00US$127.00US$139.0316
Dec ’23US$156.12
US$159.19
+2.0%
6.9%US$170.00US$127.00US$128.7916
Nov ’23US$140.89
US$149.25
+5.9%
8.6%US$170.00US$115.00US$102.8616
Oct ’23US$121.55
US$149.56
+23.0%
8.5%US$170.00US$115.00US$111.8216
Sep ’23US$128.93
US$149.56
+16.0%
8.5%US$170.00US$115.00US$121.9116

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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