Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Agilent Technologies Inc shares valued at $729,591 were purchased by McMahon Robert W. on Sep 09 ’25. At $126.21 per share, McMahon Robert W. acquired 5,781 shares.
Also, McMahon Robert W. purchased 15,303 shares, netting a total of over 1,968,224 in proceeds.
Before that, MCDONNELL PADRAIG had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $249,760, the President and CEO traded Agilent Technologies Inc shares for $124.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $4.69 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on October 08, 2025, Agilent Technologies Inc [A] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $170. Analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of February 10, 2025, Barclays has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for A. Earlier on August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for A stock.
Analyzing A Stock Performance
On last trading session, Agilent Technologies Inc [NYSE: A] plunged -0.50% to $140.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $138.49, but it reached a high of $140.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.02%. Over the course of the year, Agilent Technologies Inc shares have dropped approximately -2.63%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $153.84 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $96.43 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Agilent Technologies Inc (A)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 138.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 137.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 141.21. The next price resistance is at 142.30. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.06 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Agilent Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Agilent Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.32 million shares to 3.2 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 2.88 million shares. A jump of 9.97% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.81 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.81.
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In terms of Agilent Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 142 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.85% from the previous closing price of $140.81. Analysts anticipate Agilent Technologies Inc stock to reach 165 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 130. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Agilent Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 10, 2024, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $150.
