At the time of writing, Agilent Technologies Inc [A] stock is trading at $113.28, up 2.16%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The A shares have gain 4.01% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.42%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Agilent Technologies Inc [NYSE: A] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 10, 2025, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and also boosted its price target to $145 from $135. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on August 28, 2024, and set its price target to $157. On July 10, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $150 on the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 05, 2024, and upped its price target to $163. In a note dated December 13, 2023, Wolfe Research initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $140 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Agilent Technologies Inc fluctuated between $96.43 and $153.84. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $116 within the next 12 months. Agilent Technologies Inc [NYSE: A] shares were valued at $113.28 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.4% based on the average A price forecast.
Analyzing the A fundamentals
According to Agilent Technologies Inc [NYSE:A], the company’s sales were 6.63B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.04% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.54% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, 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 0.56.
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 111.86 points at the first support level, and at 110.43 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 115.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 118.41.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Agilent Technologies Inc [NYSE:A] has a current ratio of 2.09. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.60, while the Cash Ratio is 0.78. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.87, the price to book ratio is 5.24 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.97.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Podolsky Daniel K, Director, that happened on Mar 31 ’25 when 1819.0 shares were sold. Director, Podolsky Daniel K completed a deal on Mar 31 ’25 to buy 1819.0 shares. Meanwhile, V.P., Corporate Controller Gonsalves Rodney sold 1908.0 shares on Mar 17 ’25.
