Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Has $460,000 Stock Position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund cut its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 70.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,584 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 8,689 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $460,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Agilent Technologies by 3.2% in the third quarter. Flynn Zito Capital Management LLC now owns 2,257 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $290,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP increased its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 2,921 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $375,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital raised its position in shares of Agilent Technologies by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,630 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $503,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. waypoint wealth counsel boosted its stake in Agilent Technologies by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. waypoint wealth counsel now owns 1,984 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. grew its holdings in Agilent Technologies by 0.3% during the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 29,076 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $3,732,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Rodney Gonsalves sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.99, for a total transaction of $464,970.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 31,846 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,935,811.54. This represents a 8.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of A stock opened at $122.92 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $136.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $135.61. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $96.43 and a one year high of $160.27. The stock has a market cap of $34.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 1.52.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The medical research company reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 25.20% and a net margin of 18.75%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.46 earnings per share. Agilent Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.350-1.380 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.860-6.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 EPS for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.32%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on A shares. Citigroup lifted their target price on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. HSBC assumed coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Finally, Evercore raised shares of Agilent Technologies from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Agilent Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.50.

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.