--- title: "Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Shares Sold by TCW Group Inc." type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295999690.md" description: "TCW Group Inc. reduced its stake in Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) by 83.0% in Q2, holding 4,795 shares valued at $637,000. Meanwhile, several other institutions like SHP Wealth Management and Core Wealth Advisors acquired new positions in Q4. Analysts maintain a 'Moderate Buy' consensus with a $160.24 price target. Agilent recently reported strong quarterly earnings of $1.49 EPS, beating estimates, and declared a $0.255 quarterly dividend." datetime: "2026-08-15T11:04:40.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295999690.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295999690.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295999690.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A Shares Sold by TCW Group Inc. TCW Group Inc. lowered its stake in Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A - Free Report) by 83.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,795 shares of the medical research company's stock after selling 23,479 shares during the quarter. TCW Group Inc.'s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $637,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Get **Agilent Technologies** alerts: - AMG’s Alternatives Boom Powers Record Growth A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of A. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.41% of the company's stock. ## Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research firms have issued reports on A. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Friday, June 26th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock. HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of Agilent Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Agilent Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 2nd. Wolfe Research reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on Agilent Technologies from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $160.24. - MarketBeat Week in Review – 08/10 - 08/14 **Read Our Latest Research Report on Agilent Technologies** ## Agilent Technologies Stock Down 0.5% A opened at $148.55 on Friday. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $108.35 and a 12 month high of $160.27. The business has a 50-day moving average of $135.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $125.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.25. - Axos Financial Keeps Proving the Digital Banking Model Works Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. The business had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.31 EPS. The company's revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.100 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.480-1.500 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.03 earnings per share for the current year. ## Agilent Technologies Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Agilent Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.48%. ## Agilent Technologies Profile (Free Report) Agilent Technologies is a global provider of scientific instrumentation, consumables, software and services for laboratories across the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. The company's product portfolio includes analytical instruments such as liquid and gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectroscopy systems, and laboratory automation solutions, together with reagents, supplies and informatics tools that support measurement, testing and data analysis workflows. Agilent also offers instrument maintenance, qualification and laboratory services designed to help customers improve productivity and comply with regulatory requirements. Founded as a corporate spin-off from Hewlett‑Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved through a combination of strategic restructuring and acquisitions to concentrate on life sciences, diagnostics and applied laboratories. ## Featured Articles - Five stocks we like better than Agilent Technologies - MarketBeat Week in Review – 08/10 - 08/14 - Sony and TSMC’s $4.7 Billion Venture Is About More Than Camera Sensors - Quantum Leaps: Debt-Free as AI Storage Demand Accelerates - NVIDIA's $500 Billion GPU Financing Deal Fuels Path Toward $270 *This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.* Continue following MarketBeat Add MarketBeat as your preferred source on Google to see our latest stories in your feed. 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