Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Stock Sold by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA cut its stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 16.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,774,483 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 719,828 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA owned approximately 1.34% of Agilent Technologies worth $650,402,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Investment Research Partners LLC raised its position in Agilent Technologies by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC now owns 3,646 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust lifted its stake in Agilent Technologies by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 8,117 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC now owns 3,567 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. Nilsine Partners LLC boosted its position in Agilent Technologies by 0.8% during the second quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 9,650 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,282,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Finally, Aspiriant LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 3,786 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $652,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling at Agilent Technologies

In other news, Director Mikael Dolsten sold 634 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.38, for a total value of $95,974.92. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,924 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $745,395.12. The trade was a 11.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on A shares. Evercore boosted their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $148.00 to $178.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Agilent Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.45.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Agilent Technologies stock opened at $174.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $49.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.24. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $108.35 and a twelve month high of $182.99. The company’s fifty day moving average is $165.94 and its 200 day moving average is $137.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The medical research company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.13. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 19.53%. The business had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.37 EPS. Agilent Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Agilent Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.740 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.180-6.210 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.20 EPS for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 6th were paid a dividend of $0.2550 per share. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 6th. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.08%.

Agilent Technologies Company Profile

Agilent Technologies develops and supplies instruments, software, services and consumables used in laboratories and manufacturing operations. Its offerings support applications in life sciences, diagnostics, chemical analysis, food safety, environmental testing and pharmaceutical research.

The company serves customers worldwide, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, clinical and academic laboratories, and organizations in the chemical, energy and food industries. Its services include laboratory equipment maintenance, technical support and related workflow solutions.

Agilent became an independent company in 1999 through a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard.