After Hours
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. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Agilent Brings Great Science to Life at Analytica 2024.
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As a NYSE listed company, A falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Diagnostics & Research industry segment. The current market capitalization of Agilent Technologies Inc. is $43.20B. A total of 0.87 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.61M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Binns Philip sold 2,827 shares of A for 147.54 per share on Mar 25 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 9,997 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 08 ’24, McMullen Michael R. sold 52,297 shares at 150.00 per share. A shares that CEO and President owns now total 253,909.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Gonsalves Rodney disposed of 4,828 shares on Mar 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $149.00. This resulted in the V.P., Corporate Controller holding 21,329 shares of A after the transaction. In another insider transaction, FIELDS HEIDI sold 1,658 shares at $144.34 per share on Mar 05 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 54,976.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Agilent Technologies Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.92, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.63%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.11. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, A has a high of $151.58 and a low of $96.80.
As of this writing, A has an earnings estimate of $1.19 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.2 per share and a lower estimate of $1.17. The company reported an EPS of $1.38 in the last quarter, which was 3.00% higher than expectations of $1.34.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
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. 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 3.93.
