Agilent Reports Second-Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial ResultAgilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:A ) reported a revenue of $1.57 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, down 8.4% reported and 7.4% core compared to the second quarter of 2023. GAAP net income was $308 million, with earnings per share (EPS) of $1.05, up 3% from the second quarter of 2023. Non-GAAP(2) net income was $356 million, with EPS of $1.22, down 4% from the second quarter of 2023. The full-year revenue outlook was revised at $6.420 billion to $6.500 billion, representing a range of down 6.0% to 4.9% on a reported basis and down 5.4% to 4.3% core. Fiscal year 2024 non-GAAP(3) earnings guidance was revised at a range of $5.15 to $5.25 per share.
The company plans to repurchase $0.75 billion of its common stock by the end of the fiscal year, and the board recently authorized a new $2.0 billion share repurchase program. The company's president and CEO, Padraig McDonnell, expressed confidence in the future and excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for Agilent.
In the first quarter of 2024, Agilent (NYSE: NYSE:A ) implemented certain changes to its segment reporting structure, which have no impact on its consolidated financial statements. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group reported second-quarter revenue of $754 million, a decline of 14% reported and 13% core year-over-year. The Agilent CrossLab Group (NYSE: NYSE:A ) reported second-quarter revenue of $402 million, an increase of 4% reported and 5% core year-over-year. The Diagnostics and Genomics Group reported second-quarter revenue of $417 million, a decrease of 9% reported and 8% core year-over-year.
The full-year revenue outlook is revised at $6.420 billion to $6.500 billion, representing a range of down 6.0% to 4.9% on a reported basis and down 5.4% to 4.3% core. The outlook for third-quarter revenue is expected in the range of $1.535 billion to $1.575 billion, a decline of 8.2% to 5.8% reported and 6.9% to 4.5% core.
Technical Outlook
Agilent ( NYSE:A ) stock is down 18.36% in pre-market trading on Thursday starting on a rough slate it technically means Agilent stock is in a oversold region forming a downside gap. Gapping occurs in trading when there is no trading activities that occur but a stock is under-performing or outperforming prior to a fundamental.
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A Agilent Technologies Options Ahead of EarningsAnalyzing the options chain and the chart patterns of A Agilent Technologies prior to the earnings report this week,
I would consider purchasing the 125usd strike price Puts with
an expiration date of 2023-9-15,
for a premium of approximately $3.45.
If these options prove to be profitable prior to the earnings release, I would sell at least half of them.
Looking forward to read your opinion about it.
Agilent looking for technology rallyMy models say the Fed cannot raise rates beyond 0.5 points tomorrow or they cannot be trusted in the future. We should see a quick rally to end this week and perhaps begin next week, before the reality of $6+ fuel prices set in again and we continue the bear market.
Based on historical movement, the trough could occur anywhere in the larger red box. The final targets are in the green boxes. The pending top should occur within the larger green box as has been the historical case. Half of all movement has ended in the smaller green box. In this instance, the signal indicated BUY on June 10, 2022 with a closing price of 121.62.
If this instance is successful, that means the stock should rise to at least 122.53 which is the bottom of the larger green box. Three-quarters of all successful signals have the stock rise 2.205% from the signal closing price. This percentage is the bottom of the smaller green box. Half of all successful signals have the stock rise 3.812% which is the end point of the black dotted arrow. One-quarter of all successful signals have the stock rise 6.56% from the signal closing price which is the top of the smaller green box. The maximum rise on record would see a move to the top of the larger green box. These are the same concepts for the levels in the red boxes as well.
The ends/vertical sides of the boxes are determined in a similar fashion. The peak of the rise can occur as soon as the next trading bar after signal close, while the max rise occurs within the limit of study at 50 trading bars after the signal. A 0.4% rise must occur over the next 50 trading bars in order to be considered a success. Three-quarters of successful movement occur after at least 18 trading bars; half occur within 28 trading bars, and one-quarter require at least 38 trading bars.
The black dotted arrow represents median historical movement. Medians are a good metric, but they are just one of many I use when forecasting future movement.
As always, the stock could decline the very next bar after the signal without looking back (therefore the red boxes would not come into play) or the stock may never decline (and the green boxes may never come into play).
Agilent Technologies - Return to 0.382A broadening wedge led to a break out up, this break out is now topping and in bearish stages
The bearish action has not stopped yet, it will fall when price reaches 0.382 (pink dotted line). This line in history has been seen as an area of Resistance, so in turn will be seen as an area of Support
A white uptrend line can also be drawn through the wedge, pinpointing the place where the bear move should stop
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