Kiker Wealth Management LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Kiker Wealth Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 300 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 300 shares during the period. Kiker Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $35,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in A. Stone House Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in Agilent Technologies during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the first quarter worth about $38,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on A. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $128.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $149.62.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

Agilent Technologies stock opened at $138.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $125.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $117.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.16 billion, a PE ratio of 32.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 1.26. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $96.43 and a 1-year high of $153.84.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The medical research company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37. The business had revenue of $1.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.67 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 17.97% and a return on equity of 25.51%. Agilent Technologies’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.32 EPS. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.560-5.590 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.570-1.600 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.248 per share. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 23.24%.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies, Inc provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences and Applied Markets, Diagnostics and Genomics, and Agilent CrossLab. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems; gas chromatography systems and components; gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments; atomic absorption instruments; microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry instruments; inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments; raman spectroscopy; cell analysis plate based assays; flow cytometer; real-time cell analyzer; cell imaging systems; microplate reader; laboratory software; information management and analytics; laboratory automation and robotic systems; dissolution testing; and vacuum pumps, and measurement technologies.