Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Shares Sold by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio trimmed its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 34.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 95,703 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 50,067 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $10,908,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 56.6% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,439,782 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $164,106,000 after buying an additional 520,399 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in Agilent Technologies by 71.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 129,240 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $14,731,000 after acquiring an additional 53,965 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Agilent Technologies by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 103,725 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $11,823,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Agilent Technologies by 46.8% in the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 22,200 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $2,536,000 after acquiring an additional 7,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $379,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on A shares. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on Agilent Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $153.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered Agilent Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Bank of America upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Agilent Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $159.35.

Agilent Technologies Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:A opened at $138.65 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $129.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $125.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.84, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.25. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $108.35 and a 1 year high of $160.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.10.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. Agilent Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Equities analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Agilent Technologies Company 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.