Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Agilent Technologies is a US analytical instruments and laboratory solutions company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker A, and the company is included in the S&P 500 index. It was established in 1999 when the test, measurement and analysis businesses of Hewlett-Packard were separated.

Agilent makes analytical instruments such as liquid and gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and spectroscopy systems, together with their consumables and laboratory software. The instruments are used in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, environmental and clinical laboratory settings. The company also has Dako-branded pathology products and genomic analysis solutions. Service contracts and consumables create a recurring source of income alongside instrument sales.

Those following Agilent stock typically watch research spending in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, demand for laboratory instruments, order trends in China and other regions, and the course of consumables sales. On the A page at Lzzo.com, the price is shown in US dollars, and the page includes a price chart and technical indicators.