AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00846U101 · ISIN US00846U1016
American life sciences company that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryLaboratory Analytical Instruments
- HeadquartersSanta Clara, CA
- Founded1999
- Websiteagilent.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($175.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 296.1m as of 2022-12-09, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $149.68. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($154.9m notional), 25 hold puts ($138.4m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 900 |
| Q4 2022 | 964 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $162.1m | $114.7m | 0.71 |
| Q4 2022 | $154.9m | $138.4m | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +706.9k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP | Added | +683.2k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. | New | +465.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Added | +369.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +311.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +295.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +294.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Troy Asset Management Ltd | Reduced | -911.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -680.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -632.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -608.3k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -516.0k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -457.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -394.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -364.3k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -358.2k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -350.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $42.1m281.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $39.4m263.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $25.6m171.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $11.2m75.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $8.8m58.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.9m45.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.0m33.2k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $4.9m32.7k shares |
| DYMON ASIA CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. | Unchanged | $3.0m20.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $2.1m13.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $34.8m232.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $18.5m123.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $15.5m103.8k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $15.1m100.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $10.5m69.9k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $9.4m62.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $4.7m31.5k shares |
| PURA VIDA INVESTMENTS, LLC | New | $4.5m30.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $4.5m30.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.5m30.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 4 | $19.4m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $164.8k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $867.8k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 9 | $37.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | Ancher-Jensen Henrik Sr Vice President | Sold | $4.6m29.5k shares |
| 2022-12-13 | Grau Dominique Senior Vice President | Sold | $636.8k4.0k shares |
| 2022-12-13 | MCDONNELL PADRAIG Sr. Vice President | Sold | $107.5k672 shares |
| 2022-12-06 | KOH BOON HWEE Director | Sold | $2.0m13.0k shares |
| 2022-12-01 | Thaysen Jacob Sr. Vice President | Sold | $503.5k3.2k shares |
| 2022-11-30 | Thaysen Jacob Sr. Vice President | Sold | $1.5m9.7k shares |
| 2022-11-23 | Gonsalves Rodney V.P., Corporate Controller | Sold | $723.8k4.6k shares |
| 2022-11-23 | FIELDS HEIDI Director · Heidi K. Fields Living Trust | Sold | $566.5k3.6k shares |
| 2022-11-22 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold | $20.0m128.7k shares |
| 2022-11-22 | Tang Michael SVP, General Counsel, and Sec. | Sold | $1.2m7.5k shares |
| 2022-11-22 | MCDONNELL PADRAIG Sr. Vice President | Sold | $420.7k2.7k shares |
| 2022-11-16 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold | $1.0m6.8k shares |
| 2022-11-09 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold | $937.1k6.8k shares |
| 2022-11-02 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold | $952.6k6.8k shares |
| 2022-11-01 | Tang Michael SVP, General Counsel, and Sec. | Sold | $502.2k3.6k shares |
| 2022-10-26 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold | $910.8k6.8k shares |
| 2022-10-19 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold | $881.5k6.8k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 32.3m $4.8bn | Reduced -632.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 25.3m $3.8bn | Added +295.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.40% of their portfolio | 13.4m $2.0bn | Added +40.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 13.1m $2.0bn | Reduced -49.4k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.07% of their portfolio | 9.3m $1.4bn | Reduced -174.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.41% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.2bn | Added +1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.2bn | Added +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.1m $908.4m | Added +106.7k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 1.17% of their portfolio | 5.4m $809.3m | Added +15.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $620.4m | Added +1.8m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.1m $619.5m | Reduced -26.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.62% of their portfolio | 4.0m $591.2m | Unchanged |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 2.63% of their portfolio | 3.9m $586.7m | Reduced -92.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.7m $551.7m | Added +706.9k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 4.26% of their portfolio | 3.4m $503.1m | Reduced -65.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.3m $500.1m | Added +223.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $407.8m | Reduced -93.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.7m $398.3m | Added +36.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $393.3m | Reduced -132.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $382.2m | Reduced -44.6k |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP 7.26% of their portfolio | 2.5m $377.8m | Added +683.2k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $367.2m | Reduced -318.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.4m $363.1m | Reduced -95.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $356.7m | Added +15.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $343.2m | Reduced -64.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.3m $341.2m | Reduced -38.6k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 2.2m $324.7m | Reduced -311.9k |
| Amundi 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.9m $299.5m | Added +65.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $284.4m | Reduced -44.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.9m $283.2m | Added +369.1k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.7m $256.1m | Reduced -180.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $250.6m | Added +103.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $252.3m | Added +141.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $242.6m | Added +12.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $241.3m | Added +199.5k |
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC 2.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $230.3m | Reduced -516.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.4m $215.0m | Reduced -185.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $206.9m | Reduced -608.3k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 5.82% of their portfolio | 1.3m $198.9m | Reduced -269.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $180.0m | Reduced -92.6k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.2m $180.0m | Reduced -29.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $172.3m | Reduced -21.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $154.2m | Reduced -120.2k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 997.6k $149.3m | Added +9.1k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 2.60% of their portfolio | 991.5k $148.4m | Reduced -60.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 990.0k $148.0m | Added +234.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 966.7k $144.7m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Troy Asset Management Ltd 3.93% of their portfolio | 938.3k $140.4m | Reduced -911.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 927.9k $138.9m | Added +272.9k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 2.93% of their portfolio | 910.5k $136.3m | Reduced -834 |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.24% of their portfolio | 888.7k $133.0m | Added +6.0k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 2.28% of their portfolio | 835.0k $125.0m | Reduced -8.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 808.9k $121.1m | Reduced -107.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 806.8k $120.7m | Reduced -364.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 794.0k $118.8m | Reduced -52.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 727.9k $108.9m | Reduced -85.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.39% of their portfolio | 720.7k $107.8m | Reduced -8.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 709.4k $106.2m | Reduced -21.5k |
| Pendal Group Ltd 0.92% of their portfolio | 708.7k $106.1m | Reduced -115.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 708.5k $106.0m | Reduced -24.6k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 682.3k $102.1m | Added +81.0k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 655.0k $98.0m | Reduced -22.6k |
| AXA S.A. 0.35% of their portfolio | 649.5k $97.2m | Reduced -457.8k |
| CCLA Investment Management 2.16% of their portfolio | 640.2k $95.8m | Reduced -48.1k |
| KBC Group NV 0.46% of their portfolio | 630.9k $94.4m | Added +77.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.12% of their portfolio | 595.1k $89.1m | Added +18.2k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 1.25% of their portfolio | 583.8k $87.4m | Added +7.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 569.0k $85.2m | Added +143.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 545.6k $81.7m | Reduced -233.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 543.8k $81.4m | Reduced -9.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 543.2k $81.3m | Added +38.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 541.5k $81.0m | Reduced -149.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 538.5k $80.6m | Reduced -924 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 519.8k $77.8m | Reduced -869 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 496.0k $74.2m | Added +3.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.16% of their portfolio | 493.3k $73.8m | Added +8.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 477.2k $71.4m | Added +4.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 476.9k $71.4m | Added +269.7k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP 1.21% of their portfolio | 475.8k $71.2m | Reduced -129.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.25% of their portfolio | 466.4k $69.8m | Reduced -350.5k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.42% of their portfolio | 465.9k $69.7m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 452.2k $67.7m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 450.8k $67.5m | Added +61.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 449.1k $67.2m | Reduced -680.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 422.7k $63.3m | Reduced -208.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.09% of their portfolio | 419.2k $62.7m | Added +14.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 412.2k $61.7m | Added +27.9k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.53% of their portfolio | 406.1k $60.8m | Added +42.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 395.0k $59.2m | Added +34.4k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.40% of their portfolio | 393.7k $58.9m | Reduced -98.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.16% of their portfolio | 393.4k $59.1m | Added +3.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 388.4k $58.1m | Added +294.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 381.5k $57.1m | Reduced -75.3k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.82% of their portfolio | 373.4k $55.9m | Added +173.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 368.3k $55.1m | Reduced -225.9k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 367.1k $54.9m | Added +6.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.13% of their portfolio | 364.2k $54.5m | Reduced -4.6k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 350.1k $52.4m | Added +284.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 345.7k $51.9m | Added +8.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.13% of their portfolio | 339.3k $51.0m | Added +8.1k |