Agilent Technologies (A) results beats forecasts

Scientific instrument maker Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) reported fiscal Q4 earnings that beat the consensus estimate despite a steep drop in revenues.

Agilent Technologies (A), quoting around $28.55 in afternoon trades on Friday, was up by over 4.5% compared to Thursday's closing, and could now meet with a higher resistance at $29.

Agilent reported fiscal Q4 earnings of $0.32 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.09 higher than the analysts' consensus of $0.23.