Professional
Added to YB: 2026-09-16
Pitch date: 2026-07-22
A [bullish]
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
+5.41%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide.
Market Cap
$41.4B
Pitch Price
$139.26
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
0.69%
EV/EBITDA
20.60
P/E
28.97
EV/Sales
5.94
Sector
Life Sciences Tools and Services
Category
growth
Scharf Investments Portfolio Holding: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
A: The investment thesis that earnings would inflect higher in 2026-2027 appears to be playing out, with earnings in the latest quarter up 14% year over year amid strong instrument demand and a management-cited biopharma replacement cycle. Agilent’s high-switching-cost, diversified tools model remains attractive, while the shares trade at 20x forward earnings versus a 29x 10-year median high multiple and 22x for the S&P 500.
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