Stock Update: Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) – Agilent Technologies Presents Thought Leader Award to Renowned Medicinal Scientist in China

[Business Wire] – SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Agilent Technologies Inc. ( NYSE:A ) today announced that Dr. Shilin Chen has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his groundbreaking herbal genomics research using multi-omics techniques. Dr. Chen directs the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing. The institute strives to identify the active ingredients in traditional Chinese medicines and make new drugs. Read more on this. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) , with a current value of $13.41B, started trading this morning at $40.92. Looking at today’s market, A one day range is $40.26 to $41.04 and has traded between $33.12 and $42.93 over the past 12 months. Priced at 22.14x this year’s forecasted earnings, A shares are relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 6.53x forward p/e ratio. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $0.46 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.10%. According to a consensus of 15 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.39 per share would be $0.01 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.04 sequential decrease. In looking at the bigger picture, the full-year EPS estimate of $1.86 would be a $0.12 better when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $983.08 Million. If reported, that would be a 2.09% increase 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. The average price target for A shares is $45.07, which is 10.14% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:A) Similar Articles: Stock Update: Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) – Agilent Technologies to Sponsor USCAP 2016 Company Update: Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) – Agilent Technologies Reports First-Quarter 2016 Results Company Update (NYSE:A): Agilent Technologies Wins Award for Innovation in Liquid Chromatography