Agilent Technologies Investors Should Focus on This

By Susan Ramirez • Monday, December 11 16:36 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Agilent Technologies, a Electrical Equipment & Parts company whose shares moved 1.4% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Agilent Technologies has moved -18.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.4%
A has an average analyst rating of buy and is -1.41% away from its mean target price of $130.81 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $4.18
Agilent Technologies has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.06 and its forward P/E ratio is 21.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 6.45 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Agilent Technologies is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.19 and an average P/B of 4.06
A has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 30.8% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company has a free cash flow of $827.37 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems; gas chromatography systems and components; gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments; atomic absorption instruments; microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry instruments; inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments; raman spectroscopy; cell analysis plate based assays; flow cytometer; real-time cell analyzer; cell imaging systems; microplate reader; laboratory software; information management and analytics; laboratory automation and robotic systems; dissolution testing; vacuum pumps, and measurement technologies. The Diagnostics and Genomics segment provides arrays for DNA mutation detection, genotyping, gene copy number determination, identification of gene rearrangements, DNA methylation profiling, gene expression profiling, next generation sequencing, target enrichment and genetic data management, and interpretation support software; and produces synthesized oligonucleotide. It also offers immunohistochemistry in situ hybridization, and hematoxylin and eosin staining and special staining; consumables, and software for quality control analysis of nucleic acid samples; and reagents for use in turbidimetry and flow cytometry, as well as develops liquid-based pharmacodiagnostics. The Agilent CrossLab segment provides GC and LC columns, sample preparation products, custom chemistries, and laboratory instrument supplies; and startup, operational, training, compliance support, software as a service, asset management, and consultation services. The company 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.

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