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Taking a look at what insiders are doing to gauge the Agilent Technologies Inc. (A)’s direction

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Agilent Technologies Inc. shares valued at $283,910 were sold by MCDONNELL PADRAIG on Aug 22 ’24. At $145.00 per share, MCDONNELL PADRAIG sold 1,958 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 24,118 shares worth approximately $3.42 million following the completion of this transaction.

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Also, MCDONNELL PADRAIG purchased 1,958 shares, netting a total of over 283,910 in proceeds.

Before that, MCDONNELL PADRAIG had sold 1,958 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $274,120, the President and CEO traded Agilent Technologies Inc. shares for $140.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,958 shares, worth approximately $3.7 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on August 28, 2024, Agilent Technologies Inc. [A] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $157. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of June 27, 2024, Wolfe Research has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Peer perform” for A.

Analyzing A Stock Performance

During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.08%. Over the course of the year, Agilent Technologies Inc. shares have jumped approximately 2.10%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $155.35 on 05/17/24 and a 52-week low of $124.16 on 07/09/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $137.48, while a 200-day SMA reached $137.42. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.23 million shares from 1.39 million shares the previous day.

Support And Resistance Levels for Agilent Technologies Inc. (A)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 141.12, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 140.30. In the upper region, resistance lies at 143.11. The next price resistance is at 144.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 1.07, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 16.21%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.

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