After this afternoon's -2.3% drop to $132.76 per share, Agilent Technologies might just keep moving past its target price of $137.81. With an average analyst rating of buy, and target prices from $119.0 to $165.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.
Agilent Technologies's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.1%. The stock's short ratio is 1.61. The company's insiders own 0.29% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.
Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 90.4%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Agilent Technologies.
Institutions Invested in Agilent Technologies
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-30 | Blackrock Inc. | 10% | 28,015,368 | $3,719,460,315 |
| 2023-09-30 | Vanguard Group Inc | 9% | 25,072,252 | $3,328,717,521 |
| 2023-09-30 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 12,629,168 | $1,676,711,481 |
| 2023-09-30 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 4% | 11,076,270 | $1,470,540,979 |
| 2023-09-30 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 4% | 10,255,526 | $1,361,574,903 |
| 2023-09-30 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 3% | 10,122,358 | $1,343,894,853 |
| 2023-09-30 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 3% | 7,385,815 | $980,577,723 |
| 2023-09-30 | Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 2% | 6,846,232 | $908,939,987 |
| 2023-09-30 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 6,496,796 | $862,547,116 |
| 2023-09-30 | Morgan Stanley | 1% | 4,292,200 | $569,853,930 |
