Agilent Technologies A reported its Q4 earnings results on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 04:05 PM.
Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.
Earnings
Agilent Technologies beat estimated earnings by 16.35%, reporting an EPS of $1.21 versus an estimate of $1.04, which surprised analysts.
Revenue was up $177,000,000.00 from the same period last year.
Past Earnings Performance
Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.11, which was followed by a 1.31% increase in the share price the next day.
Here's a look at Agilent Technologies's past performance:
Quarter | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 | Q1 2021 | Q4 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
EPS Estimate | 0.99 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.93 |
EPS Actual | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1.06 | 0.98 |
Revenue Estimate | 1.54B | 1.40B | 1.44B | 1.40B |
Revenue Actual | 1.59B | 1.52B | 1.55B | 1.48B |
New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).
Guidance
Agilent Technologies management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $1.15 and $1.18 per share for the nextquarter.
This represents a -3.72% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Agilent Technologies, a bearish signal to many investors.
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