Company Update: Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) – TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies and 10x Genomics Announce Collaboration to Develop a Premium Exome

[Business Wire] – Agilent Technologies Inc. and 10x Genomics today announced a collaboration to develop a groundbreaking exome allowing in-depth discovery of important novel content within and around the exome by enabling phasing, access to previously unmappable loci, structural variation, and copy number detection through the use of complementary products of both companies . Read more on this. Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) , currently valued at $11.58B, began trading this morning at $35.12. Today’s price range has been between $34.99 and $35.61 per share with a one year range of $33.12 to $43.59. Priced at 19.07x this year’s forecasted earnings, A shares are relatively expensive compared to the industry ’s 13.62x forward p/e ratio. The company pays shareholders $0.46 per share in dividend income per year, for a current yield of 1.28%. According to a consensus of 16 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.43 per share would be $0.02 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.04 sequential decrease. The full-year EPS estimate is $1.89 which would be a $0.15 better than last year’s full-year earnings. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $1.02 Billion. If reported, that would be a 0.97% decrease over the year-ago quarter. In terms of ratings, Deutsche Bank Initiated A at Hold (Jan 7, 2016). Previously, UBS Initiated A at to Neutral. With the above information in mind, readers should note that the average price target is $46.04, which is 31.09% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:A) Similar Articles: Market Update: Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) – Dako, an Agilent Technologies Company, Announces Expanded FDA Approval of Complementary Diagnostic Test to Include Melanoma Stock Update: Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) – TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces 4200 TapeStation System for Next-Generation Sequencing Market Update (NYSE:A): Agilent Technologies Shares Vision for Precision Genomics at ASHG 2015