Nordea Investment Management AB Has $242.98 Million Stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Nordea Investment Management AB reduced its position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 5.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,774,119 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 106,321 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $242,983,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Agilent Technologies by 10,600.0% during the second quarter. Capital A Wealth Management LLC now owns 214 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Davis Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Agilent Technologies by 490.0% in the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 236 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming bought a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on A shares. Morgan Stanley cut their price target 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. Evercore raised Agilent Technologies from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $155.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Agilent Technologies from $175.00 to $165.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Agilent Technologies from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Agilent Technologies from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Agilent Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.20.

Agilent Technologies Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of A stock opened at $111.18 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 2.07. The company has a market capitalization of $31.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.31. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $96.43 and a 52-week high of $160.27. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $126.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $135.47.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its earnings results 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 return on equity of 24.49% and a net margin of 18.26%.The firm had revenue of $1.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.31 EPS. Agilent Technologies’s quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts anticipate that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 5.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.255 per share. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.52%.

Agilent Technologies Company 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.