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Agilent Technologies (A) stock, explained like you're 5
Agilent Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker A. It is a large cap company in the laboratory analytical instruments industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 48.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- A
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Laboratory Analytical Instruments
- Size
- Large cap, about 48.1 billion dollars
Is Agilent Technologies a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Agilent Technologies is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 48.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Agilent Technologies makes money
- Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services.
- Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees.
- Research and licensing deals.
What moves A stock
- Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators.
- Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy.
- Patents running out and new competing treatments.
In the news lately
- Agilent Technologies Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch)
- Is Agilent Technologies (A) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year? (Yahoo Finance)
- Intertek (LSE:ITRK) Stock Could Be 14% Undervalued On Cash Flow (Simply Wall Street)
- TD Cowen's USD 196.00 target leaves Agilent Technologies stock 13.31 percent below (ad-hoc-news.de)
- 1 Surging Healthcare Stock Worth Your Attention and 2 We Turn Down (StockStory)
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Questions about Agilent Technologies stock
What does Agilent Technologies do?
Agilent Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker A. It is a large cap company in the laboratory analytical instruments industry, part of the healthcare sector, with a market value of about 48.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Agilent Technologies?
Agilent Technologies trades under the ticker A on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Agilent Technologies's market cap?
Agilent Technologies is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 48.1 billion dollars.
How does Agilent Technologies make money?
Selling medicines, medical devices or healthcare services. Insurance premiums or hospital and clinic fees. Research and licensing deals.
What moves A stock?
Results from clinical trials and approvals from regulators. Drug prices, insurance rules and government policy. Patents running out and new competing treatments.
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