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Agilent Technologies

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, cross lab (consisting of consumables and services related to life science and applied tools), and diagnostics and genomics. Over half of its sales are generated from the biopharmaceutical, chemical, and advanced materials 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. and China representing the largest country concentrations.

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Agilent shares are trading higher in possible sympathy with Danaher, which reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 3.06% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.59%. Currently, Agilent Technologies has a market capitalization of $41.24 billion. 
Buying $100 In A: If an investor had bought $100 of A stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $359.36 today based on a price of $140.73 for A at the time of writing.
<h3>Agilent Technologies's Performance Over Last 10 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1713195032_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Agilent Technologies Stock In The Last 10 Years

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Barclays analyst Luke Sergott maintains Agilent Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $125 to $135.

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Barclays Maintains Underweight on Agilent Technologies, Raises Price Target to $135

Agilent Technologies's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>) short percent of float has risen 31.43% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 3.58 million shares sold short, which is 1.38% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.72 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Agilent Technologies Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1712761230_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Agilent Technologies has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Agilent Technologies's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Agilent Technologies's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 5.33%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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(A) - Analyzing Agilent Technologies's Short Interest

Stifel analyst Daniel Arias upgrades Agilent Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>) from Hold to Buy and raises the price target from $145 to $163.

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Stifel Upgrades Agilent Technologies to Buy, Raises Price Target to $163

Evercore ISI Group analyst Ross Muken maintains Agilent Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>) with a In-Line and raises the price target from $132 to $145.

Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line on Agilent Technologies, Raises Price Target to $145

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/A#NYSE">A</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.84% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.01%. Currently, Agilent Technologies has a market capitalization of $42.78 billion. 
Buying $1000 In A: If an investor had bought $1000 of A stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $9,056.95 today based on a price of $145.99 for A at the time of writing.
<h3>Agilent Technologies's Performance Over Last 15 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1711998019_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.