Wellington Management Group LLP Increases Stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,380,521 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 433,342 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $1,203,990,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of A. Capital A Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies by 10,600.0% in the 2nd quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 214 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Davis Capital Management purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Agilent Technologies by 490.0% during the third quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 236 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the period. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its position in Agilent Technologies by 2,836.4% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 323 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 312 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on A shares. Barclays lowered their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $170.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $161.20.

Agilent Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:A opened at $111.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $31.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.64, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $130.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $135.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.59. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $96.43 and a 1 year high of $160.27.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The medical research company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.01). Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 18.26% and a return on equity of 24.49%. The business had revenue of $1.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.31 EPS. Agilent Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.040 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.420 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a $0.255 dividend. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.52%.

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.