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Agilent Technologies, Inc. · A · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2024
Agilent: Guidance Raised as Services Offset Instrument Weakness
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: improving sequential performance, recurring services, consumables growth, and raised guidance strengthen the operating case, while instrument-budget weakness, China uncertainty, and pharma-spending risks limit confidence in a broad recovery.
Reported After market closeNYSEHealthcare
$47.76B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.32
Consensus $1.26
EPS surprise
+4.8%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.58B
Consensus $1.56B
Revenue surprise
+1.3%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+0.2%
Event window
SPY move
-0.8%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.9%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-0.1%
Up to 20 sessions
ASPY benchmark
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Why did A rise 0.2% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in A's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for A after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management's tone shifted from cautious to confident and guidance sentiment changed from lowered to raised. The current analysis also adds BIOVECTRA and Sigsense, stronger CrossLab profitability, and a clearer emphasis on recurring services and digital tools.
Guidance delta
Management raised FY24 revenue and EPS guidance at the midpoint, reversing the prior quarter's lowered guidance.
Key takeaways
- Q3 revenue declined year over year but beat expectations and improved sequentially.
- Operating margin expanded to 27.4%, with CrossLab reaching a record 34% margin.
- Consumables, services, and CrossLab recurring revenue helped offset weaker instrument sales.
- Management highlighted biopharma, PFAS testing, advanced materials, and digital tools as growth areas.
- Capital-equipment budgets, China and Europe academic markets, and pharma spending remain watchpoints.
Management priorities
- Scale BIOVECTRA and Sigsense.
- Launch the lower-power 8850 Gas Chromatograph.
- Expand CrossLab Connect digital applications.
- Deliver $100 million of incremental cost savings by year-end.
- Use the December 17 Investor Day to detail transformation initiatives.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$170.54Current
$120Low
$162.25Average
$195High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 10, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 28, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Jun 11, 2026 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 26, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Sector Weight | Maintain | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 16, 2023 |
| SVB Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 31, 2023 |
| SVB Leerink | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 6, 2023 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 26, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 17, 2021 |
| Cleveland Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Needham | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 24, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Piper Jaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 15, 2019 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 18, 2016 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 18, 2016 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 19, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Strong Buy | Buy | Upgrade | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 18, 2013 |
| Longbow Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Leerink Swann | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 6, 2013 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Feb 15, 2013 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Buy | Maintain | Jan 17, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $170.54. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $169.33 | +14.3% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $146.85 | -3.2% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $151.56 | -9.1% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $157.69 | +5.5% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $175 | $157.98 | +2.6% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $158.78 | +8.5% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $157.92 | +5.5% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $172 | $155.16 | +0.9% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $155.16 | +5.5% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Evie Koslosky | $175 | $155.16 | +2.6% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $180 | $155.16 | +5.5% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $148 | $128.34 | -13.2% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | David Westenberg | $150 | $131.62 | -12.0% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| HSBC | Sidharth Sahoo | $165 | $135.04 | -3.2% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $133.5 | -9.1% | May 28, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $158 | $115.83 | -7.4% | May 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Brandon Couillard | $160 | $115.83 | -6.2% | May 28, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Dan Leonard | $153 | $115.08 | -10.3% | May 26, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Ramsey Schulte | $156 | $114.96 | -8.5% | May 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $140 | $117.52 | -17.9% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Fermium Research | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $114.21 | -12.0% | Mar 9, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $139.64 | +5.5% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $137.95 | -6.2% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $142.44 | -0.3% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $148.81 | +5.5% | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $150.1 | +58.3% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $170 | $158.22 | -0.3% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $153.6 | +5.5% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Ramsey Schulte | $165 | $153.6 | -3.2% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $153.6 | -3.2% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $153.6 | -3.2% | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $138.56 | -3.2% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $142.31 | -23.8% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $138.58 | -12.0% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $142 | $123.32 | -16.7% | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Brandon Couillard | $140 | $122.92 | -17.9% | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $116 | $100.26 | -32.0% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Barclays | Luke Sergott | $145 | $144.25 | -15.0% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Patrick Donnelly | $165 | $143.82 | -3.2% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Vijay Kumar | $145 | $148.48 | -15.0% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Michael Ryskin | $147 | $139.99 | -13.8% | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Brandon Couillard | $135 | $133.42 | -20.8% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $151 | $133.57 | -11.5% | May 30, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Schulte | $136 | $145.48 | -20.3% | May 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes | $145 | $145.48 | -15.0% | May 30, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Daniel Arias | $163 | $141.34 | -4.4% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Ross Muken | $120 | $113.15 | -29.6% | Nov 20, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Dan Leonard | $170 | $153.44 | -0.3% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $145.3 | -0.3% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $147.67 | -0.3% | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Leerink Partners | Puneet Souda | $165 | $155.32 | -3.2% | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Catherine Schulte | $161 | $120.38 | -5.6% | May 25, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Timothy Daley | $130 | $122.19 | -23.8% | Apr 29, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationAgilent Technologies, Inc. delivers specialized, application-focused technologies and services to the global life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemistry industries. Its Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment provides a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instrumentation. This includes liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) systems, often integrated with mass spectrometry (MS) for advanced analysis (LC-MS, GC-MS). They also offer inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), atomic absorption (AA), microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (MP-AES), and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) instruments, alongside Raman spectroscopy for material characterization. Beyond spectroscopy, the segment supplies cell analysis solutions such as plate-based assays, flow cytometers, real-time cell analyzers, imaging systems, and microplate readers.…
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