Agilent Technologies (A) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Agilent Technologies (A) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.46 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.41 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.38 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 3.55%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this scientific instrument maker would post earnings of $1.25 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.32, delivering a surprise of 5.60%.Over the last four qu ...