Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) earnings on May 27, 2026
More Agilent Technologies, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
The stock surged significantly after its earnings release, closing much higher. This strong positive reaction happened even though earnings growth was slightly negative.
A price around the earnings
135.80
Change: +17.3%
2026-05-28, 23:54 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
- Thesis published
Analysts see upside; recent momentum negative.
Analysts are optimistic about the stock's future price, and the company has a good history of beating earnings expectations. However, recent price trends have been negative, and the company's earnings growth is slightly down.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Analysts point to an optimistic scenario; recent momentum negative.
- Playbook
- A cautious approach is suggested, perhaps looking for a confirmed optimistic trend before a commitment, given the recent negative price action despite positive analyst views.
- Trend
- Strong run-up followed by a sharp sell-off.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Analysts cite a significant increase in the stock's price, and most have a positive recommendation.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.61
- Analysts covering the stock
- 16
- Average price target
- 160.63
- Lowest price target
- 140
- Highest price target
- 185
- Upside to price target
- 38.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -4.1%
- Revenue growth
- 7%
- Forward EPS
- 6.55
- Trailing EPS
- 4.53
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 6
- Strong buy: 5
- Buy: 10
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 5
- Buy
- 10
- Hold
- 3
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- May 27, 2026 · RBC Capital: Initiates coverage (Outperform)
- May 26, 2026 · Baird: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- April 28, 2026 · Keybanc: Reiterates rating (Sector Weight → Sector Weight)
- April 14, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- April 13, 2026 · TD Cowen: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- April 6, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Positive
Positive analyst ratings and news about new workflows are contributing to a generally favorable outlook.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (4)
- RBC Capital Initiates Coverage On Agilent Technologies with Outperform Rating, Announces Price Target of $153 — Benzinga
- Agilent Technologies Rolls Out New Multi-Attribute Method Workflow — Benzinga
- Baird Maintains Outperform on Agilent Technologies, Raises Price Target to $156 — Benzinga
- Agilent Technologies Launches The Agilent 9500 Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS Plasma Mass Spectrometry System — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock price has recently declined, showing a negative trend over the past month.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 3%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -27.8%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -1.7%
- 30-day change (30d)
- -3.9%
- 30-day relative strength
- -3.9%
- Benchmark change (0d)
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 115.22
- Nearest resistance
- 115.88
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 1.77
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +0.9%
- February 25, 2026: actual EPS 1.36 vs estimate 1.37 (surprise -0.6%)
- November 24, 2025: actual EPS 1.59 vs estimate 1.58 (surprise +0.4%)
- August 27, 2025: actual EPS 1.37 vs estimate 1.37 (surprise +0.2%)
- May 28, 2025: actual EPS 1.31 vs estimate 1.26 (surprise +3.6%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company consistently beats earnings expectations, suggesting solid operational performance.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 3.4%
- 75th percentile move
- 5.7%
- 90th percentile move
- 8.3%
- Up / down moves
- 9 / 10
- Average up move
- +4.3%
- Average down move
- -4.2%
Monitoring and close
What Agilent Technologies, Inc. reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Consolidated
- +17.6%
- Max move
- +20.4%
No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.