Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) reported its Q4 earnings results on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 04:05 PM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Earnings

Agilent Technologies beat estimated earnings by 16.35%, reporting an EPS of $1.21 versus an estimate of $1.04, which surprised analysts.

Revenue was up $177,000,000.00 from the same period last year.

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.11, which was followed by a 1.31% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Agilent Technologies's past performance:

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Guidance

Agilent Technologies management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $1.15 and $1.18 per share for the nextquarter.

This represents a -3.72% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Agilent Technologies, a bearish signal to many investors.

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