After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Agilent Announces New ProteoAnalyzer System.
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Agilent Technologies Inc. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Diagnostics & Research industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $131.22 and fluctuated between $131.99 as its day high and $129.21 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Agilent Technologies Inc. is $38.45B. A total of 1.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.98M shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, A has seen 9 BUY and 32 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 138,077 and the disposition of 83,348 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 27 BUYs and 40 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 213,639 shares during that period but sold 141,012.
In the most recent transaction, Binns Philip sold 2,880 shares of A for 139.78 per share on Dec 27. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 12,824 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 18, Gonsalves Rodney sold 1,500 shares at 137.69 per share. A shares that V.P., Corporate Controller owns now total 26,133.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Ancher-Jensen Henrik disposed of 26,331 shares on Dec 15 at a per-share price of $138.36. This resulted in the Sr Vice President holding 82,504 shares of A after the transaction. In another insider transaction, McMullen Michael R. sold 2,751 shares at $130.00 per share on Dec 13. Company shares held by the CEO and President now total 306,206.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Agilent Technologies Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.94, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.71%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.25. A’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/29/2023 when it declared a $0.2360 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/24/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/25/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/2/2023. The A stock dividend was $0.2250 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for A in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $134.88 with high estimates of $165.00 and low estimates of $100.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, A has a high of $159.59 and a low of $96.80.
As of this writing, A has an earnings estimate of $Apple Inc. per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. estimates, with a high estimate of $iShares Paris-Aligned Climate M per share and a lower estimate of $Amazon.com, Inc.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. A’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.57B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.73B in debt and $1.71B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $20.01, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.39B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for A is Buy with a score of 3.88.
