Agilent Technologies (A) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Agilent Technologies (A) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.29 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.37 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 6.61%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this scientific instrument maker would post earnings of $1.34 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.38, delivering a surprise of 2.99%.Over the last four qu ...