Agilent Technologies Stock Beta

AG8 Stock  EUR 127.86  0.82  0.64%   
Agilent Technologies fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Agilent Technologies' financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Agilent Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Agilent Technologies' intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Agilent Technologies stock.
  
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Agilent Technologies Company Beta Analysis

Agilent Technologies' Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it is expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.

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Current Agilent Technologies Beta

    
  1.05  
Most of Agilent Technologies' fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Agilent Technologies is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.
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In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Agilent Technologies has a Beta of 1.045. This is 21.51% higher than that of the Healthcare sector and 27.43% lower than that of the Diagnostics & Research industry. The beta for all Germany stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Agilent Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Agilent Technologies' direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Agilent Technologies could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Agilent Technologies by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Agilent Technologies is currently under evaluation in beta category among its peers.
Agilent Technologies returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, Agilent Technologies is expected to follow.

Agilent Fundamentals

About Agilent Technologies Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Agilent Technologies's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Agilent Technologies using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Agilent Technologies based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Agilent Stock

When determining whether Agilent Technologies offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Agilent Technologies' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Agilent Technologies Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Agilent Technologies Stock:
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Agilent Technologies' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Agilent Technologies is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Agilent Technologies' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.