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Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A)

Healthcare | Diagnostics & Research | Santa Clara, United States | NYSE
120.96 USD -0.91 (-0.747%) ⇩ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:34 p.m. EDT

Agilent presents a compelling medium-term growth trade, effectively decoupled from the forecast model's pessimistic bias. Despite the forecasting stats showing a negative predicted direction (-4.3%), the technicals (price bouncing off 50-day MA) and undeniable short-term options flow (heavy call buying) signal that speculators see a 'smart money' opportunity or conviction buy, likely ahead of the May earnings catalyst. The valuation (Forward P/E 18.5x vs sector peers) combined with revenue growth (7%) provides a solid 4-star long-term hold case, while the 0.86% yield, though modest and growing slowly, remains a reliable downside buffer.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.111344
MSTL0.123637
AutoETS0.124557
AutoARIMA0.124557

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 5.68
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.238
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 51.39
Revenue per Share 24.921
Market Cap 34,212,284,416
Trailing P/E 26.64
Forward P/E 18.38
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 18.26%
Website https://www.agilent.com

As of April 18, 2026, 10:34 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a sharp bullish bias for near-term expirations (April/May 2026), with significant Open Interest (OI) and volume spikes at ATM strikes (120.0). Call positioning heavily skews toward OTM (63% in May, 69% in June), indicating aggressive speculation on upside momentum. While put writers are active at lower strikes (105-115) for insurance/protection, the overwhelming volume in calls suggests speculators are positioning for an upward move to test the 130-185 analyst target range. IV is relatively low (37-49%), implying implied volatility does not currently price in extreme moves, yet market flow disagrees.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.22% 0.80% 0.76% 0.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.255000 0.223723
2026-01-06 0.255000 0.173158
2025-09-30 0.248000 0.194009
2025-07-01 0.248000 0.207148
2025-04-01 0.248000 0.219233
2024-12-31 0.248000 0.186517
2024-10-01 0.236000 0.162994
2024-07-02 0.236000 0.190224
2024-04-01 0.236000 0.164680
2023-12-29 0.236000 0.172694
2023-10-02 0.225000 0.206757
2023-06-30 0.225000 0.191065
2023-04-03 0.225000 0.166977
2022-12-30 0.225000 0.154072
2022-10-03 0.210000 0.170533
2022-07-01 0.210000 0.181102
2022-04-04 0.210000 0.160429
2022-01-03 0.210000 0.138429
2021-10-04 0.194000 0.131513
2021-07-02 0.194000 0.134809
2021-04-05 0.194000 0.154528
2021-01-04 0.194000 0.169582
2020-10-05 0.180000 0.181322
2020-06-29 0.180000 0.214591
2020-03-30 0.180000 0.258305
2019-12-30 0.180000 0.221658
2019-09-30 0.164000 0.224223
2019-07-01 0.164000 0.227226
2019-04-01 0.164000 0.211587
2018-12-28 0.164000 0.262164
2018-10-01 0.149000 0.221016
2018-07-02 0.149000 0.256758
2018-04-02 0.149000 0.245554
2017-12-29 0.149000 0.236768
2017-10-02 0.132000 0.217024
2017-06-29 0.132000 0.239921
2017-03-31 0.132000 0.267425
2016-12-29 0.132000 0.310558
2016-09-30 0.115000 0.262990
2016-06-30 0.115000 0.279868
2016-04-01 0.115000 0.308799
2015-12-31 0.115000 0.298582
2015-09-25 0.100000 0.315967
2015-06-26 0.100000 0.272780
2015-03-27 0.100000 0.266212
2015-01-02 0.100000 0.270487
2014-09-26 0.094421 0.256941
2014-06-27 0.094421 0.253060
2014-04-09 0.094421 0.262448
2013-12-27 0.094421 0.255721
2013-09-27 0.085837 0.258010
2013-06-28 0.085837 0.312250
2013-03-28 0.085837 0.319016
2012-12-27 0.071531 0.275332
2012-09-28 0.071531 0.291728
2012-06-29 0.071531 0.286598
2012-03-30 0.071531 0.253336
2006-11-01 1.471388 6.819279
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.02
dividendYield 0.84
exDividendDate 2026-03-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.999
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.008197259
lastDividendValue 0.255
lastDividendDate 2026-03-31
dividendDate 2026-04-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1765393
Address1 5,301 Stevens Creek Boulevard
All Time High 179.57
All Time Low 7.51073
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,873,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,205,073
Average Volume 2,205,073
Average Volume10Days 1,873,190
Beta 1.303
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 3
Book Value 24.436
City Santa Clara
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 120.96
Current Ratio 2.066
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 121.32
Day Low 120.11
Debt To Equity 51.39
Display Name Agilent
Dividend Date 1,776,816,000
Dividend Rate 1.02
Dividend Yield 0.84
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,055,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,055,000
Earnings Growth -0.036
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.041
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,053,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,779,912,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,779,912,000
Ebitda 1,971,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.27898002
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.252
Enterprise To Revenue 5.092
Enterprise Value 35,975,577,600
Eps Current Year 5.96965
Eps Forward 6.58214
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.54
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 118.3168
Fifty Day Average Change 2.643196
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.022339988
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.65393
Fifty Two Week High 160.27
Fifty Two Week High Change -39.310005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24527362
Fifty Two Week Low 101.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.760002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19525695
Fifty Two Week Range 101.2 - 160.27
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 942,935,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.67
Float Shares 281,644,295
Forward Eps 6.58214
Forward P E 18.377003
Free Cashflow 855,875,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 18,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.523
Gross Profits 3,695,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0018799999
Held Percent Institutions 0.94337
Implied Shares Outstanding 282,839,638
Industry Diagnostics & Research
Industry Disp Diagnostics & Research
Industry Key diagnostics-research
Ir Website http://www.investor.agilent.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=103274&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Last Dividend Value 0.255
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Last Split Date 1,414,972,800
Last Split Factor 1,398:1000
Long Business Summary Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets, Agilent CrossLab, and Applied Markets. The Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems. This segment is also involved in the genomics, contract development and manufacturing organization, pathology, companion diagnostics, and biomolecular analysis businesses. The Agilent CrossLab segment provides various services, including repairs, parts, maintenance, installations, training, compliance support, software as a service, asset management, consulting, and other custom services. This segment also offers consumables, including gas chromatography and liquid chromatography columns, sample preparation products, custom chemistries, and various laboratory supplies; software and informatics solutions comprising software for instrument control, data acquisition, data analysis, secure storage of results, and laboratory information and workflow management; and OpenLab laboratory software, an open software platform that enables customers to capture, analyze, and share scientific data throughout the lab and across the enterprise. In addition, it provides automated sample preparation solutions, such as liquid handling, plate management, consumables, and scheduling software. The Applied Markets segment offers products in the areas of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, vacuum technology, and remarketed instruments. It markets its products through direct sales, distributors, resellers, manufacturer's representatives, and electronic commerce. Agilent Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Long Name Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 34,212,284,416
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_154924
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Net Income To Common 1,290,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 34,183,576,264
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 121.07
Operating Cashflow 1,396,000,000
Operating Margins 0.22859
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.22049999
Peg Ratio 1.27
Phone 800 227 9770
Pre Market Change 0.17849731
Pre Market Change Percent 0.14756723
Pre Market Price 121.1385
Pre Market Time 1,776,758,407
Previous Close 121.87
Price Eps Current Year 20.262495
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.9500732
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.842503
Profit Margins 0.18259001
Quick Ratio 1.468
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.910004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.7467
Regular Market Day High 121.32
Regular Market Day Low 120.11
Regular Market Day Range 120.11 - 121.32
Regular Market Open 121.07
Regular Market Previous Close 121.87
Regular Market Price 120.96
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,203
Regular Market Volume 956,463
Return On Assets 0.08533
Return On Equity 0.19945998
Revenue Growth 0.07
Revenue Per Share 24.921
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 282,602,317
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0161
Shares Short 4,547,639
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,555,365
Short Name Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0183
Short Ratio 1.93
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol A
Target High Price 185.0
Target Low Price 140.0
Target Mean Price 160.6875
Target Median Price 159.5
Total Cash 1,758,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 6.221
Total Debt 3,550,000,128
Total Revenue 7,064,999,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.999
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.008197259
Trailing Eps 4.54
Trailing P E 26.643171
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2648
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 129.7529
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.7929
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0677665
Type Disp Equity
Volume 956,463
Website https://www.agilent.com
Zip 95,051