Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Shares Bought by VCI Wealth Management LLC

VCI Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 70.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,020 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,105 shares during the quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $2,925,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 4,931 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC grew its stake in Agilent Technologies by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 2,105 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC grew its stake in Agilent Technologies by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC now owns 2,959 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Agilent Technologies by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,041 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $278,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KPP Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Agilent Technologies by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,382 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $582,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Agilent Technologies in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Agilent Technologies from $160.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised shares of 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 research report on Thursday, May 28th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Friday, June 26th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 target price for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Agilent Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $160.24.

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE A opened at $148.55 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $135.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $125.56. The firm has a market cap of $41.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.25. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $108.35 and a 52 week high of $160.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $1.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.31 EPS. Agilent Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

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