Kolinsky Wealth Management LLC Acquires Shares of 1,368 Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)

Kolinsky Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 1,368 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Agilent Technologies by 47.9% in the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 5,281 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $768,000 after buying an additional 1,711 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in Agilent Technologies by 26.6% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 11,841 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $1,723,000 after purchasing an additional 2,491 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Agilent Technologies by 953.3% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 32,694 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $4,757,000 after purchasing an additional 29,590 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Agilent Technologies by 45.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 13,620 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,982,000 after purchasing an additional 4,274 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Agilent Technologies by 36.4% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 731 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Agilent Technologies

In related news, SVP Dominique Grau sold 9,990 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.00, for a total value of $1,448,550.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 40,011 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,801,595. This represents a 19.98 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on A shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $151.00 price target on shares of Agilent Technologies in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Agilent Technologies from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Agilent Technologies from $145.00 to $135.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Agilent Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Agilent Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $143.40.

Agilent Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:A opened at $137.98 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $137.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $137.37. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $124.16 and a 52-week high of $155.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 2.09. The company has a market cap of $39.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.22, a P/E/G ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 1.07.

Agilent Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a $0.248 dividend. This represents a $0.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This is an increase from Agilent Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.27%.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies, Inc provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences and Applied Markets, Diagnostics and Genomics, and Agilent CrossLab. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems; gas chromatography systems and components; gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments; atomic absorption instruments; microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry instruments; inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments; raman spectroscopy; cell analysis plate based assays; flow cytometer; real-time cell analyzer; cell imaging systems; microplate reader; laboratory software; information management and analytics; laboratory automation and robotic systems; dissolution testing; and vacuum pumps, and measurement technologies.