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 ($119.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 293.0m as of 2023-12-08, 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 ≈ $138.95. Options: 25 managers hold calls ($180.1m notional), 27 hold puts ($153.6m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 900 |
| Q4 2022 | 964 |
| Q1 2023 | 986 |
| Q2 2023 | 941 |
| Q3 2023 | 921 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,007 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 419 | 379 |
| Q1 2023 | 455 | 405 |
| Q2 2023 | 368 | 488 |
| Q3 2023 | 390 | 446 |
| Q4 2023 | 444 | 430 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $77.8m | $99.3m | 1.28 |
| Q2 2023 | $89.4m | $90.3m | 1.01 |
| Q3 2023 | $139.7m | $105.4m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2023 | $180.1m | $153.6m | 0.85 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +4.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.3m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | New | +2.3m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +2.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +1.9m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +1.7m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +686.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +642.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +591.8k |
| Meritage Group LP | Added | +467.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Echo Street Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.7m |
| BlueSpruce Investments, LP | Sold out | -1.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -833.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -757.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -720.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -718.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -559.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -546.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -540.8k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Reduced | -533.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $43.9m315.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $31.0m222.8k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $24.5m176.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $16.6m119.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.3m110.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $9.8m70.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.4m46.1k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $5.9m42.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.2m30.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.2m30.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $37.8m271.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $32.5m233.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $14.8m106.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $14.3m103.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $9.1m65.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.6m47.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.4m39.2k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $5.0m35.7k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $4.6m33.2k shares |
| MYDA Advisors LLC | New | $4.2m30.0k 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 2023
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 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $164.8k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $867.8k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 9 | $37.4m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $538.5k | $122.7k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $12.7m | $8.5m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-27 | Binns Philip Senior Vice President | Sold | $402.6k2.9k shares |
| 2023-12-18 | Gonsalves Rodney V.P., Corporate Controller | Sold | $206.5k1.5k shares |
| 2023-12-15 | Ancher-Jensen Henrik Sr Vice President | Sold | $3.6m26.3k shares |
| 2023-12-13 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $357.6k2.8k shares |
| 2023-12-07 | McMullen Michael R. CEO and President, director | Sold plan | $8.1m62.5k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 27.3m $3.8bn | Reduced -757.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 25.3m $3.5bn | Added +206.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.60% of their portfolio | 13.2m $1.8bn | Added +2.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 12.6m $1.8bn | Added +5.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.92% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.4bn | Added +32.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.26% of their portfolio | 9.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -372.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.0m $1.3bn | Added +4.7m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.5m $1.0bn | Added +113.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.6m $915.8m | Added +107.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.98% of their portfolio | 6.4m $889.2m | Reduced -450.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $884.1m | Added +3.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.2m $582.6m | Added +437.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.0m $555.8m | Reduced -99.7k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.8m $531.8m | Reduced -125.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.7m $509.9m | Added +52.8k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 3.38% of their portfolio | 3.6m $506.3m | Reduced -89.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.9m $401.7m | Reduced -559.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.7m $382.3m | Added +153.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.7m $370.6m | Added +1.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $368.5m | Reduced -26.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.6m $366.8m | Reduced -122.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.4m $331.9m | Added +90.6k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.32% of their portfolio | 2.4m $328.7m | Reduced -52.6k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.56% of their portfolio | 2.3m $325.7m | New |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.3m $318.8m | Added +1.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $315.7m | Added +277.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $310.2m | Added +591.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.2m $308.0m | Added +47.9k |
| Meritage Group LP 6.78% of their portfolio | 2.1m $294.3m | Added +467.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $282.1m | Reduced -67.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $280.9m | Added +169.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $266.9m | Added +86.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.9m $264.5m | Added +48.6k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 1.7m $242.2m | Added +117.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $233.4m | Added +51.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $229.4m | Added +686.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $223.8m | Added +343.2k |
| Amundi 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.5m $201.4m | Added +13.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $188.9m | Reduced -238.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $188.7m | Reduced -497.3k |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 5.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $187.2m | Added +199.5k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 3.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $180.5m | Reduced -222.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $177.0m | Added +15.9k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 2.56% of their portfolio | 1.3m $176.6m | Reduced -81.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.2m $169.9m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 1.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $160.1m | Added +193.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.1m $152.8m | Added +324.9k |
| Troy Asset Management Ltd 4.58% of their portfolio | 1.0m $144.5m | Added +15.4k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.0m $144.2m | Reduced -244.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $143.5m | Added +50.2k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 938.1k $130.4m | Added +202.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 914.9k $127.2m | Reduced -35.2k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 1.97% of their portfolio | 911.0k $126.7m | Reduced -68 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 833.9k $115.9m | Added +13.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 800.4k $111.3m | Added +164.3k |
| CCLA Investment Management 1.75% of their portfolio | 766.9k $107.2m | Added +78.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 766.8k $106.6m | Added +346.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 759.2k $105.5m | Reduced -235.2k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 723.5k $100.6m | Added +171.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 706.2k $98.2m | Reduced -16.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 648.2k $90.1m | Added +642.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 633.3k $88.1m | Added +190.4k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 631.8k $87.8m | Added +293.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 626.2k $87.1m | Reduced -2.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 619.3k $86.1m | Reduced -11.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.12% of their portfolio | 614.7k $85.5m | Added +13.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 563.9k $78.4m | Reduced -13.5k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 540.9k $75.2m | Added +155.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.13% of their portfolio | 511.6k $71.1m | Reduced -189.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 508.2k $70.7m | Added +78.2k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 505.2k $70.2m | Reduced -71.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 501.9k $69.8m | Reduced -35.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 489.2k $68.0m | Added +183.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 469.5k $65.3m | Added +4.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 457.3k $63.6m | Reduced -29.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 443.7k $61.7m | Added +281.7k |
| SUMMITRY LLC 3.50% of their portfolio | 433.7k $60.3m | Reduced -397 |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP 6.60% of their portfolio | 432.9k $60.2m | New |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. 2.42% of their portfolio | 409.9k $57.0m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.42% of their portfolio | 404.3k $56.2m | Reduced -30.9k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.53% of their portfolio | 383.3k $53.3m | Reduced -17.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 373.0k $51.9m | Added +57.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.2k $51.0m | Added +12.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.5k $50.4m | Reduced -7.9k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 356.0k $49.5m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 340.4k $47.3m | Added +144.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 338.8k $47.1m | Reduced -29.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 336.4k $46.8m | Added +7.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.16% of their portfolio | 329.3k $45.8m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.46% of their portfolio | 327.4k $45.5m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 325.7k $45.3m | Added +149.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 319.8k $44.2m | Added +16.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 315.8k $43.9m | Added +253.3k |
| Freedom Together Foundation 4.57% of their portfolio | 306.4k $42.6m | First filing |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.25% of their portfolio | 305.9k $42.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.04% of their portfolio | 297.9k $41.4m | Reduced -33.2k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 1.26% of their portfolio | 293.9k $40.9m | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.9k $40.3m | Added +1.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 289.4k $38.0m | Added +14.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 287.7k $40.0m | Added +7.9k |