Shares of Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) traded at a new 52-week high today of $140.32. So far today approximately 966,000 shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 1.4 million shares.
Originally spun out of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved into a leading life sciences and diagnostics firm. Today, Agilent's measurement technologies serve a broad base of customers with its three operating segments: life science and applied tools (45% of fiscal 2020 sales), cross lab (36% of sales consisting of consumables and services related to its life science and applied tools), and diagnostics and genomics (20%). Just over half of its sales are generated from the biopharmaceutical, chemical, and energy end markets, but it also supports clinical lab, environmental, forensics, food, academic, and government-related organizations. The company is geographically diverse, with operations in the U.S. (33%) and China (20%) representing the largest country concentrations.
Based on a current price of $137.48, Agilent Technologies Inc. is currently 22.4% above its average consensus analyst price target of $106.72.
Over the past year, Agilent Technologies Inc. has traded in a range of $83.71 to $140.32 and is now at $137.48, 64% above that low.
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