Korea Investment CORP Buys New Position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Korea Investment CORP bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 116,190 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,434,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of A. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Navalign LLC bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of A stock opened at $159.25 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $137.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $126.17. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.35 and a 12 month high of $160.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.98 billion, a PE ratio of 31.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.25.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.31 earnings per share. 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. Analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on A. Piper Sandler started coverage on Agilent Technologies in a report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of Agilent Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $160.24.

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.