Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Agilent Technologies Inc shares valued at $286,650 were purchased by MCDONNELL PADRAIG on Jan 21 ’25. At $150.00 per share, MCDONNELL PADRAIG acquired 1,911 shares.
Also, MCDONNELL PADRAIG sold 47 shares, netting a total of over 7,050 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $150.00 each, the insider now holds 24,071 shares.
Before that, Grau Dominique had sold 9,990 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,448,550, the Senior Vice President traded Agilent Technologies Inc shares for $145.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,990 shares, worth approximately $6.11 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 6.39%. Over the course of the year, Agilent Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $153.76 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $132.76 on 01/03/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $137.20, while a 200-day SMA reached $138.04. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.73 million shares from 2.76 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 151.63, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 150.65. In the upper region, resistance lies at 153.67. The next price resistance is at 154.73. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 77.72 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 9.66, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 5.52%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
