The stock price of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) has jumped by 0.17% compared to previous close of $120.45. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.72% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-27 that Agilent (A) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
Is It Worth Investing in Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) Right Now?
Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 29.76x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.22. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for A is 282.97M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.45% of that float. On July 03, 2025, the average trading volume of A was 2.24M shares.
A’s Market Performance
A stock saw an increase of 1.72% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 8.65% and a quarterly increase of 5.80%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.58%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.26% for Agilent Technologies Inc (A). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.52% for A’s stock, with a simple moving average of -5.97% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of A
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for A stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for A by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for A in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $145 based on the research report published on February 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see A reach a price target of $157. The rating they have provided for A stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 28th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to A, setting the target price at $150 in the report published on July 10th of the previous year.
A Trading at 6.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought A to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.57% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Brown Judy L, the Director of Agilent Technologies Inc, sale 8 shares at $116.53 during a trade that took place back on Jun 18 ’25, which means that Brown Judy L is holding 1,677 shares at $904 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for A
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.54 for the gross margin
The net margin for Agilent Technologies Inc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 18.88, with 10.13 for asset returns.
Based on Agilent Technologies Inc (A), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.45. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -472.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.87 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.09.
Conclusion
To sum up, Agilent Technologies Inc (A) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
