West Family Investments Inc. Purchases Shares of 4,680 Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

West Family Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 4,680 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $622,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in A. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the first quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Markowski Investments bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the second quarter worth $27,000. 87.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

A stock opened at $146.80 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.90, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.24. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $142.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $108.35 and a 12-month high of $163.75.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The medical research company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.53% and a return on equity of 24.45%. Agilent Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.37 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on A. HSBC reduced their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Piper Sandler started coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $170.33.

Agilent Technologies 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.