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. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Agilent Reports First-Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Diagnostics & Research industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $137.01 and fluctuated between $139.88 as its day high and $136.35 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Agilent Technologies Inc. is $40.15B. A total of 2.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.60M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, A has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 26 BUYs and 39 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 161,352 shares during that period but sold 88,725.
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
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Agilent Technologies Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.91, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.67. A’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4/1/2024 when it declared a $0.2360 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/24/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/24/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/29/2023. The A stock dividend was $0.2360 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for A in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $144.50 with high estimates of $165.00 and low estimates of $125.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, A has a high of $145.43 and a low of $96.80.
As of this writing, A has an earnings estimate of $1.22 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.25 per share and a lower estimate of $1.21. The company reported an EPS of $1.43 in the last quarter, which was 5.10% higher than expectations of $1.36.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. 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 $21.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.39B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.80.
