Agilent Up Over 8%, on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since November 2013 -- Data Talk

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) is currently at $70.98, up $5.39 or 8.22%

-- Would be highest close since July 12, 2019 when it closed at $71.65

-- On pace for largest percent increase since Nov. 15, 2013 when it rose 8.69%

-- On Wednesday, Agilent reported fiscal-third-quarter profit and sales above Wall Street expectations and tweaked its guidance for the year. Agilent said it expects adjusted earnings between $3.07 and $3.09 a share for the fiscal year, up from its previous guidance of $3.03 to $3.07 a share

-- Currently up two of the past three days

-- Up 5.22% year-to-date

-- Down 34.54% from its all-time closing high of $108.43 on March 6, 2000

-- Traded as high as $72.65; highest intraday level since July 11, 2019 when it hit $73.78

-- Up 10.76% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since Oct. 27, 2011 when it rose as much as 12.88%

-- Best performer in the S&P 500 today

All data as of 10:14:14 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 15, 2019 10:39 ET (14:39 GMT)

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