William Blair Investment Management LLC Acquires Shares of 1,287,265 Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,287,265 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $170,987,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.46% of Agilent Technologies at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE A opened at $159.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.98 billion, a PE ratio of 31.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.25. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $108.35 and a 1-year high of $160.51. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $137.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $126.23.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. On average, research analysts expect that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.03 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on A. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $153.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Agilent Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Friday, June 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Agilent Technologies from $160.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Agilent Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $160.24.

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.