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Agilent Technologies, Inc. · Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research
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R500#186 today
$167.78
+0.66% today · -2.90% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- A +0.66% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.1 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Oct 1): After its 61 big drops in the past 5 years, A typically lost 0.4% over the next week (median) and was higher only 44% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -2.3% and +2.2%. An ordinary week: -0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #488 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own A in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | May 27, 2026 | May 28, 2026 | +16.9% | #56 |
| one week | May 27, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | +18.6% | #152 |
| one month | May 4, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 | +23.3% | #229 |
| 3 months | May 19, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 | +40.8% | #171 |
| 6 months | Mar 27, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 | +59.6% | #141 |
| one year | Sep 26, 2025 | Sep 28, 2026 | +43.1% | #259 |
Rank #152 for one week means 151 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+0.7% | -2.9% | +10.8% | +28.4% | +45.6% | +21.7% |
| Best one single day May 27, 2026 |
+0.7% | +1.8% | +0.2% | -4.3% | -24.7% | +5.0% |
| Best one week May 27, 2026 |
+0.7% | +1.8% | +0.2% | -4.3% | -24.7% | +5.0% |
| Best one month May 4, 2026 |
-2.0% | -3.0% | -2.9% | -15.4% | -22.9% | +4.1% |
| Best 3 months May 19, 2026 |
-1.4% | -2.1% | -9.3% | -12.3% | -23.1% | -1.7% |
| Best 6 months Mar 27, 2026 |
-2.9% | -1.0% | -9.2% | -20.2% | -10.3% | -6.6% |
| Best one year Sep 26, 2025 |
+1.2% | -2.3% | +4.3% | +3.5% | +3.3% | -15.3% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.