Magnetar Financial LLC Purchases 24,832 Shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Magnetar Financial LLC lifted its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 150.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,347 shares of the medical research company’s stock after buying an additional 24,832 shares during the period. Magnetar Financial LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $5,626,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in A. Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Navalign LLC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Torren Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on A. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Bank of America upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Agilent Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $160.93.

Agilent Technologies Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of A stock opened at $128.51 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $120.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a market capitalization of $36.30 billion, a PE ratio of 25.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 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.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.31 earnings per share. 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. As a group, analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

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