Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) to Distribute Quarterly Dividend of $0.26 on October 28th

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be given a dividend of 0.255 per share by the medical research company on Wednesday, October 28th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 6th.

Agilent Technologies has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 9 years. Agilent Technologies has a dividend payout ratio of 16.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Agilent Technologies to earn $6.77 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.02 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 15.1%.

Agilent Technologies Trading Up 1.6%

A stock opened at $156.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $145.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $129.47. Agilent Technologies has a one year low of $108.35 and a one year high of $163.75. The stock has a market cap of $44.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.24.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The medical research company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.13. Agilent Technologies had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 19.53%.The business had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.84 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.37 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Agilent Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.740 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.180-6.210 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Agilent Technologies will post 6.2 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group assumed coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. HSBC cut their price target on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $170.33.

Agilent Technologies Company Profile

Agilent Technologies, Inc is a global provider of analytical instruments, laboratory software, consumables and services used by organizations in the life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental and food industries. Its solutions help customers analyze the composition and quality of substances, develop and manufacture products, and conduct research and testing.

The company’s offerings include liquid and gas chromatography systems, mass spectrometry instruments, spectroscopy and atomic analysis equipment, automated electrophoresis systems, laboratory informatics software, columns and other consumables.