DJ Agilent Technologies Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Agilent Technologies Inc. $(A)$ rallied 1.73% to $159.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Agilent Technologies Inc. closed 0.79% short of its 52-week high of $160.27, which the company achieved on November 25th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $(TMO)$ rose 0.27% to $629.27, $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.36% to $218.85, and Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 2.19% to $116.64.

Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.