Agilent Reaches New 52-Week High (A)

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $45.69, above its previous 52-week high of $45.66 with 2.9 million shares traded as of 10:25 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 3.6 million shares over the past 30 days.

Agilent has a market cap of $14.94 billion and is part of the health care sector and health services industry. Shares are up 7.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides bio-analytical and electronic measurement solutions and services to the life sciences, chemical analysis, diagnostics and genomics, communications, and electronics industries worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.8, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Agilent as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, reasonable valuation levels, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full Agilent Ratings Report.

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