At the time of writing, Agilent Technologies Inc. [A] stock is trading at $139.04, down -2.67%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The A shares have gain 1.25% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.24%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Agilent Technologies Inc. [NYSE: A] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 10, 2024, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $150 from $135. Previously, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform on June 27, 2024. Stifel upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $163 on April 05, 2024. Wolfe Research initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $140 as its price target on December 13, 2023. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on December 12, 2023, and upped its price target to $133. In a note dated November 17, 2023, UBS downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $163 to $125.
For the past year, the stock price of Agilent Technologies Inc. fluctuated between $96.80 and $155.35. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $144.67 within the next 12 months. Agilent Technologies Inc. [NYSE: A] shares were valued at $139.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.05% based on the average A price forecast.
Analyzing the A fundamentals
According to Agilent Technologies Inc. [NYSE:A], the company’s sales were 6.59B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -8.39% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.51% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.15. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.44.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 135.48 points at the first support level, and at 131.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 142.89, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 146.73.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Agilent Technologies Inc. [NYSE:A] has a current ratio of 2.15. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.64, while the Cash Ratio is 0.85. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.15, the price to book ratio is 6.52 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.85.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MCDONNELL PADRAIG, Officer, that happened on Jul 26 ’24 when 1958.0 shares were purchased. President and CEO, MCDONNELL PADRAIG completed a deal on Jul 26 ’24 to sell 1958.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO MCDONNELL PADRAIG sold 1958.0 shares on Jun 18 ’24.
