Is Agilent Technologies Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?

California-based Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) is an original equipment manufacturer of a broad-based portfolio of test and measurement products serving multiple end markets. Valued at a market cap of $40.8 billion, the company provides application-focused solutions primarily to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets and has now diversified into more end markets, namely industrial, chemical, and electronics.

Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap” stocks and Agilent Technologies fits right into that category, with its market cap exceeding this threshold. The diagnostics and research company helps experts in 110 countries with cutting-edge life science research, patient diagnostics, and testing required to ensure the safety of water, food, and pharmaceuticals.