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Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) may enjoy gains as insiders got busy in the recent days

Agilent Technologies Inc.’s filing revealed that its Senior Vice President Binns Philip unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.42 million on Mar 25 ’24. In the deal valued at $147.54 per share,2,827 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Binns Philip now holds 9,997 shares worth roughly $1.41 million.

Then, McMullen Michael R. sold 52,297 shares, generating $7,844,550 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $150.00, the CEO and President now owns 253,909 shares.

Before that, Gonsalves Rodney sold 4,828 shares. Agilent Technologies Inc. shares valued at $719,348 were divested by the V.P., Corporate Controller at a price of $149.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gonsalves Rodney now holds 21,329 shares, worth roughly $3.0 million.

Stifel upgraded its Agilent Technologies Inc. [A] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published on April 05, 2024; the price target was increased to $163 from $145. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid December with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. BofA Securities also remained covering A and has decreased its forecast on December 12, 2023 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. UBS revised its rating on November 17, 2023. It rated A as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of A

On Friday, Agilent Technologies Inc. [NYSE:A] saw its stock fall -2.94% to $140.73. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.35%. Agilent Technologies Inc. shares have risen nearly 1.22% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 1.71% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $151.58 was reached on 03/08/24, a 52-week low of $96.80 was recorded on 01/17/24. SMA at 50 days reached $140.73, while 200 days put it at $125.97. A total of 1.12 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 0.72 million shares in the previous session.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For A Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 139.11, which if violated will result in even more drops to 137.48. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 143.51. A further resistance level may holdings at 146.28. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 43.69, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.24, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 93.98%. Stochastics %K at 29.04% indicates the stock is a holding.

The most recent change occurred on September 28, 2023 when Bernstein began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ rating along with a $123 price target.

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