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Agilent Technologies NYSE:A Stock Report

Last Price

US$134.51

Market Cap

US$38.4b

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-3.6%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

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Company Financials +

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

NYSE:A Stock Report

Market Cap: US$38.4b

A Stock Overview

Provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. More details

A fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

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Agilent Technologies, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Agilent Technologies
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$134.51
52 Week HighUS$155.35
52 Week LowUS$124.16
Beta1.06
1 Month Change0.50%
3 Month Change-3.78%
1 Year Change-3.63%
3 Year Change-14.76%
5 Year Change57.47%
Change since IPO214.64%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Is There Now An Opportunity In Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)?

Dec 13
Is There Now An Opportunity In Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)?

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) After Its Full-Year Report

Nov 28
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) After Its Full-Year Report

Agilent Q4: Expecting Market Recovery In 2025

Nov 26

Agilent Technologies' (NYSE:A) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 26
Agilent Technologies' (NYSE:A) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Here's Why Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Oct 21
Here's Why Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

With EPS Growth And More, Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Makes An Interesting Case

Sep 23
With EPS Growth And More, Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Makes An Interesting Case

Agilent Technologies' (NYSE:A) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Sep 09
Agilent Technologies' (NYSE:A) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Agilent: A 'Buy' Due To Growing Biopharma, PFAS, And Semi

Aug 23

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)

Aug 14
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)

Agilent: Making A Move To Ignite Some Growth

Jul 25

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jul 15
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Is Agilent A Buy Before Earnings? Examining The Pros And Cons

May 23

Should You Investigate Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) At US$154?

May 22
Should You Investigate Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) At US$154?

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Agilent Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:A) Price

May 07
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Agilent Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:A) Price

These 4 Measures Indicate That Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Apr 05
These 4 Measures Indicate That Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Agilent Technologies: Cash Flow Returns On Investments And Conventional All Point To A Hold

Mar 12

Agilent Technologies Hit A Homerun

Dec 24

Agilent: A Wide Moat Company Expected To Return To Growth In 2024 (Rating Upgrade)

Dec 08

Agilent Technologies: Looking Undervalued Heading Into Earnings

Nov 17

Agilent: Dips Into GARP Territory, Shares At A Crucial Spot On The Chart

Sep 26

Agilent Technologies - A Wealth Compounder 30% Below Its Highs

Jul 13

Shareholder Returns

AUS Life SciencesUS Market
7D-3.2%-2.1%-2.4%
1Y-3.6%-5.5%23.3%

Return vs Industry: A exceeded the US Life Sciences industry which returned -5.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: A underperformed the US Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
A volatility
A Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Life Sciences Industry Average Movement9.2%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: A has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: A's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
199918,000Padraig McDonnellwww.agilent.com

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.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Agilent Technologies's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
A fundamental statistics
Market capUS$38.42b
Earnings (TTM)US$1.29b
Revenue (TTM)US$6.51b

29.8x

P/E Ratio

5.9x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
A income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$6.51b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.98b
Gross ProfitUS$3.54b
Other ExpensesUS$2.25b
EarningsUS$1.29b

Last Reported Earnings

Oct 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)4.51
Gross Margin54.30%
Net Profit Margin19.80%
Debt/Equity Ratio57.5%

How did A perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.7%

Current Dividend Yield

21%

Payout Ratio

Does A pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy A by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Agilent Technologies dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024
Dividend Pay DateJan 22 2025
Days until Ex dividend9 days
Days until Dividend pay date31 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James Francis MainwaringAtlantic Equities LLP
Catherine Ramsey SchulteBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research