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 ($118.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 291.8m as of 2024-05-24, 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 ≈ $129.54. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($172.8m notional), 26 hold puts ($143.7m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,015 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,013 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 456 | 427 |
| Q2 2024 | 464 | 440 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $139.7m | $105.4m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2023 | $180.1m | $153.6m | 0.85 |
| Q1 2024 | $146.7m | $135.2m | 0.92 |
| Q2 2024 | $172.8m | $143.7m | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +4.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +844.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +811.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +809.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +622.4k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Added | +526.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +453.2k |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +451.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +420.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +418.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -8.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -5.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -3.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -1.0m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -944.9k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -909.5k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S | Reduced | -800.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -552.3k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $40.1m309.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $24.8m191.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $22.5m173.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $18.7m144.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $12.1m93.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $7.1m54.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $6.8m52.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.1m47.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.3m41.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $5.1m39.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $37.1m286.0k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $26.9m199.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.5m119.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $12.2m94.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.7m51.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $5.7m43.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $4.7m36.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $4.6m35.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $4.5m35.0k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $3.9m30.3k 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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.2m | $7.8m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.5m | $518.9k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-18 | MCDONNELL PADRAIG President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $264.3k2.0k shares |
| 2024-06-10 | Grau Dominique Senior Vice President | Sold | $2.0m15.0k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | MCDONNELL PADRAIG President and CEO, director | Sold plan | $254.5k2.0k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 34.0m $4.4bn | Added +4.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 25.3m $3.3bn | Reduced -1.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.60% of their portfolio | 15.1m $2.0bn | Added +809.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -13.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.2bn | Added +115.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.76% of their portfolio | 9.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -909.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.9m $894.4m | Added +93.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.79% of their portfolio | 5.3m $692.4m | Added +46.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $561.0m | Reduced -8.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.3m $553.8m | Added +22.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $527.6m | Reduced -3.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $501.3m | Reduced -11.5k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.45% of their portfolio | 3.8m $495.9m | Unchanged |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 3.6m $466.4m | Added +526.2k |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC 2.94% of their portfolio | 3.4m $440.4m | Reduced -173.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $402.6m | Reduced -80.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $376.7m | Reduced -5.6m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.8m $372.0m | Added +43.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $364.6m | Added +622.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.8m $362.1m | Added +18.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $319.5m | Reduced -57.6k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.30% of their portfolio | 2.5m $319.5m | Added +193.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $310.1m | Reduced -144.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.4m $309.3m | Added +52.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $303.6m | Added +420.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $293.7m | Reduced -552.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $277.9m | Reduced -157.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $258.0m | Reduced -191.7k |
| Meritage Group LP 6.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $255.9m | Reduced -192.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $254.7m | Added +42.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.0m $253.6m | Reduced -37.9k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.9m $244.9m | Reduced -291.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $234.4m | Added +453.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $217.9m | Reduced -13.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $211.0m | Reduced -163.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $179.8m | Added +55.7k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 2.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $155.8m | Reduced -26.3k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.2m $150.3m | Unchanged |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.1m $147.9m | Added +160.9k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.1m $147.9m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $140.3m | Reduced -156.9k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 2.73% of their portfolio | 1.1m $142.1m | Reduced -74.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $141.1m | Added +99.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $139.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 4.62% of their portfolio | 1.0m $135.5m | Reduced -91.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.0m $133.2m | Added +148.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 992.3k $128.6m | Added +844.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.64% of their portfolio | 985.5k $127.7m | Added +67.0k |
| Troy Asset Management Ltd 4.04% of their portfolio | 960.3k $124.5m | Reduced -85.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 957.1k $124.1m | Added +313.2k |
| SATURNA CAPITAL CORP 1.57% of their portfolio | 910.5k $118.0m | Reduced -228 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 895.0k $116.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 875.2k $113.4m | Added +811.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 867.7k $112.5m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 839.1k $108.8m | Added +418.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 793.7k $102.9m | Reduced -944.9k |
| CCLA Investment Management 1.58% of their portfolio | 782.9k $102.3m | Added +9.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 771.2k $100.0m | Added +13.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 726.2k $94.1m | Reduced -20.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 725.9k $94.1m | Added +451.6k |
| Madison Asset Management, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 706.9k $91.6m | Added +51.5k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 681.3k $88.3m | Reduced -252.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 654.1k $84.8m | Reduced -57.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.16% of their portfolio | 637.8k $82.7m | Reduced -82.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.09% of their portfolio | 634.0k $82.2m | Added +16.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 633.3k $82.1m | Added +76.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 626.0k $81.2m | Reduced -342.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 609.5k $79.0m | Added +11.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 581.2k $75.3m | Reduced -46.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 535.9k $69.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.07% of their portfolio | 521.2k $67.6m | Reduced -7.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 499.2k $64.7m | Added +51.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.10% of their portfolio | 497.7k $64.5m | Added +26.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 484.6k $62.8m | Added +9.5k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 477.1k $61.8m | Reduced -22.5k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 470.4k $61.0m | Reduced -73 |
| SUMMITRY LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 455.3k $59.0m | Added +7.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 447.9k $58.1m | Added +14.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 419.8k $54.4m | Added +1.7k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.39% of their portfolio | 408.0k $52.9m | Reduced -80 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 399.9k $51.8m | Added +47.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 391.9k $52.9m | Added +71.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.47% of their portfolio | 385.7k $50.0m | Added +2.4k |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. 1.89% of their portfolio | 381.4k $49.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.30% of their portfolio | 381.3k $49.4m | Reduced -8.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 379.0k $49.1m | Reduced -26.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 359.0k $46.5m | Added +50.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 353.8k $45.9m | Added +63.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 353.6k $45.8m | Added +15.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 348.2k $45.1m | Added +41.5k |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. 5.62% of their portfolio | 336.7k $45.4m | Added +216.6k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 1.24% of their portfolio | 332.6k $43.1m | Added +41.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 322.6k $41.9m | Added +5.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 300.1k $38.9m | Reduced -63.6k |
| OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd 1.17% of their portfolio | 298.4k $38.7m | Added +38.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.07% of their portfolio | 283.9k $36.8m | Added +588 |
| M&G PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 273.8k $35.6m | Reduced -11.0k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.92% of their portfolio | 265.5k $34.4m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 264.0k $34.2m | Reduced -590 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 261.6k $33.9m | Reduced -9.9k |