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Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets, Agilent CrossLab, and Applied Markets. The Life Sciences and Diagnostics Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems.

Close · 3M

+32.53%

Held by 1 AI ETF

AIEQ0.780%

as of Oct 26

Signal performance

Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.

Buy signals24

Win rate96% (23/24)

Avg buy return+15.17%

AIEQnow 0.780% of fund9 signals

AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d

weight 0.760% → 0.790% (+0.030 pp)·stock up 5.2% in the 30 days before

Oct 22·entry $173.89·now $173.07Fresh

-0.47%

since Oct 22

AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d

weight 0.550% → 0.780% (+0.230 pp)·stock up 11.2% in the 30 days before

Oct 1·entry $166.68·now $173.07Drifting

+3.83%

since Oct 1

AIEQ · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.470% → 0.530% (+0.060 pp)·stock up 7.7% in the 30 days before

Sep 23·entry $165.32·now $173.07Drifting

+4.69%

since Sep 23

AIEQ · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.460% → 0.510% (+0.050 pp)·stock up 5.2% in the 30 days before

Sep 22·entry $167.26·now $173.07Drifting

+3.47%

since Sep 22

AIEQ · Weight increase · 4d

weight 0.460% → 0.500% (+0.040 pp)·stock up 0.7% in the 30 days before

Sep 18·entry $156.47·now $173.07Chased

+10.61%

since Sep 18

AIEQ · Weight increase · 3d

weight 0.460% → 0.490% (+0.030 pp)·stock up 5.3% in the 30 days before

Sep 17·entry $156.34·now $173.07Chased

+10.70%

since Sep 17

AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d

weight 0.460% → 0.480% (+0.020 pp)·stock up 3.5% in the 30 days before

Sep 16·entry $153.69·now $173.07Chased

+12.61%

since Sep 16

AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 0.480% → 0.460% (-0.020 pp)·stock up 6.7% in the 30 days before

Sep 4·entry $150.86·now $173.07

+14.72%

since Sep 4

AIEQ · New entry · 1d

stock down 1.9% in the 30 days before

Jul 1·entry $133.39·now $173.07Chased

+29.75%

since Jul 1

AIVLno longer held21 signals

AIVL · Exit · 1d

weight 0.824% → 0 (exited)·stock up 8.8% in the 30 days before

Sep 2·entry $151.39·now $173.07

+14.32%

since Sep 2

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.789% → 0.840% (+0.051 pp)·stock up 12.4% in the 30 days before

Aug 27·entry $157.69·now $173.07Drifting

+9.75%

since Aug 27

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.787% → 0.822% (+0.035 pp)·stock up 10.3% in the 30 days before

Aug 26·entry $155.08·now $173.07Chased

+11.60%

since Aug 26

AIVL · Accumulation · 6d

weight 0.780% → 0.826% (+0.045 pp)·stock up 12.2% in the 30 days before

Aug 25·entry $154.77·now $173.07Chased

+11.82%

since Aug 25

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.787% → 0.818% (+0.032 pp)·stock up 10.7% in the 30 days before

Aug 24·entry $153.43·now $173.07Chased

+12.80%

since Aug 24

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.787% → 0.849% (+0.062 pp)·stock up 13.8% in the 30 days before

Aug 21·entry $159.00·now $173.07Drifting

+8.85%

since Aug 21

AIVL · Weight increase · 4d

weight 0.780% → 0.835% (+0.055 pp)·stock up 17.1% in the 30 days before

Aug 20·entry $156.30·now $173.07Chased

+10.73%

since Aug 20

AIVL · Weight increase · 3d

weight 0.780% → 0.825% (+0.045 pp)·stock up 17.0% in the 30 days before

Aug 19·entry $155.41·now $173.07Chased

+11.36%

since Aug 19

AIVL · Weight increase · 2d

weight 0.780% → 0.789% (+0.009 pp)·stock up 14.0% in the 30 days before

Aug 18·entry $148.44·now $173.07Chased

+16.59%

since Aug 18

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

weight 0.751% → 0.796% (+0.045 pp)·stock up 11.5% in the 30 days before

Aug 11·entry $149.49·now $173.07Chased

+15.77%

since Aug 11

AIVL · Weight increase · 3d

weight 0.749% → 0.790% (+0.041 pp)·stock up 10.7% in the 30 days before

Aug 10·entry $148.72·now $173.07Chased

+16.37%

since Aug 10

AIVL · Weight increase · 2d

weight 0.749% → 0.774% (+0.025 pp)·stock up 9.3% in the 30 days before

Aug 7·entry $145.97·now $173.07Chased

+18.57%

since Aug 7

AIVL · Weight increase · 3d

stock up 10.3% in the 30 days before

Jul 23·entry $139.74·now $173.07Chased

+23.85%

since Jul 23

AIVL · Weight increase · 2d

stock up 5.5% in the 30 days before

Jul 22·entry $133.46·now $173.07Chased

+29.68%

since Jul 22

AIVL · Weight decrease · 4d

stock up 4.8% in the 30 days before

Jul 20·entry $130.26·now $173.07

+32.87%

since Jul 20

AIVL · Weight decrease · 3d

stock up 2.4% in the 30 days before

Jul 17·entry $131.46·now $173.07

+31.65%

since Jul 17

AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d

stock up 4.2% in the 30 days before

Jul 16·entry $136.10·now $173.07

+27.16%

since Jul 16

AIVL · Weight increase · 2d

stock down 0.9% in the 30 days before

Jul 10·entry $134.29·now $173.07Chased

+28.88%

since Jul 10

AIVL · Weight decrease · 2d

stock down 4.9% in the 30 days before

Jul 6·entry $130.60·now $173.07

+32.52%

since Jul 6

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

stock down 3.2% in the 30 days before

Jul 2·entry $130.69·now $173.07Chased

+32.43%

since Jul 2

AIVL · Accumulation · 5d

stock down 1.9% in the 30 days before

Jul 1·entry $133.39·now $173.07Chased

+29.75%

since Jul 1

Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.

Buffett-style framework

Fails the frameworkas of Sep 6

AI ETF AIVL had recently accumulated shares but subsequently executed a full exit, while AIEQ also shows a trend of decreasing its weight in Agilent. This aligns with the framework's 'Fail' verdict, which primarily stems from the lack of a sufficient margin of safety at current prices.

Circle of CompetenceThe business of providing life science tools and services, including recurring consumables and maintenance, exhibits sufficiently stable unit economics to reasonably project cash flows over a decade.
Economic MoatAgilent benefits from significant customer switching costs due to integrated instrument platforms and specialized consumables, alongside a strong brand reputation for accuracy and reliability in scientific markets.
ManagementThe provided financial data does not offer sufficient information to assess management's candor, capital allocation discipline, or alignment of interests.
Financial HealthKey metrics like 10-year average ROE, operating margins, debt levels, and owner earnings are not provided, preventing a comprehensive assessment of financial health.
Margin of SafetyThe current valuation multiples, including a PER of 29.54 and EV/EBITDA of 35.3, suggest the market is pricing in significant future growth, leaving little to no margin of safety based on conservative intrinsic value estimates.

Agilent Technologies operates within a predictable circle of competence, underpinned by a durable economic moat from high switching costs and brand reputation. However, a comprehensive assessment of management and financial health is incomplete due to data limitations. Critically, the current market price does not offer a margin of safety, making it unattractive from a value-investing perspective, despite the underlying business quality.

Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.