Godsey & Gibb Inc. Increases Stock Position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Godsey & Gibb Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 3.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 174,068 shares of the medical research company’s stock after buying an additional 5,089 shares during the period. Godsey & Gibb Inc. owned 0.06% of Agilent Technologies worth $19,840,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Navalign LLC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on A shares. Weiss Ratings raised Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Bank of America raised Agilent Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $150.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, HSBC cut their target price on Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $160.93.

Agilent Technologies Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:A opened at $126.95 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $121.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $126.44. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $108.35 and a 52 week high of $160.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market cap of $35.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.49, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.26.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.83 billion during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.31 EPS. 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.255 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.48%.

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.