Agilent Technologies reported third-quarter earnings of $1.62 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48, and up from $1.37 a year ago. Revenue came in at $1.88 billion, surpassing expectations by 2.08% and up from $1.74 billion in the prior year. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times in the last four quarters. Agilent shares have gained 13.7% year-to-date, outperforming the S&P 500's 12.2% rise. For the current quarter, analysts expect EPS of $1.71 on revenue of $1.97 billion, and for the full fiscal year, $6.05 on $7.45 billion. The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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