California State Teachers Retirement System Trims Stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

California State Teachers Retirement System reduced its position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 2.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 438,607 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 8,893 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $49,992,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of A. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Agilent Technologies by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 599,581 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $82,712,000 after purchasing an additional 24,687 shares in the last quarter. CCLA Investment Management grew its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. CCLA Investment Management now owns 1,047,488 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $142,542,000 after buying an additional 19,518 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Agilent Technologies by 13.8% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 14,147,601 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $1,925,064,000 after buying an additional 1,713,216 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Agilent Technologies by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 53,422 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $7,269,000 after buying an additional 9,236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,457,000.

Agilent Technologies Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:A opened at $138.72 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $108.35 and a 1 year high of $160.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.86, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.25. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $131.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $125.21.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.08. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. The firm had revenue of $1.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.31 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a $0.255 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on A. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Agilent Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $159.35.

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.