Investing.com - Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) reported third quarter earnings that beat analyst's expectations on Tuesday and reported revenue that was inline with forecasts.
The firm reported earnings per share of $0.67 on revenue of $1.2B. Analysts polled by Investing.com expected EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $1.2B.
That compared to EPS of $0.59 on revenue of $1.11B in the same period a year earlier.
The firm had reported EPS of $0.65 on revenue of $1.21B in the previous quarter.
Agilent Technologies shares gained 1.18% to trade at $66.72 in after-hours trade following the report.
For the year, Agilent Technologies shares are down 1.04%, under-performing the S&P 500 which is up 5.82% year to date.
Agilent Technologies follows other major earnings reports from the Technology sector this month
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported third quarter earnings that beat analyst's expectations on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. The company reported revenue that topped forecasts. The firm reported EPS of $2.34 on revenue of $53.27B compared to forecasts of EPS of $2.16 on revenue of $52.3B
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) C reported second quarter earnings that beat analyst's expectations on Monday, July 23, 2018. The company reported revenue that topped forecasts. The firm reported EPS of $11.75 on revenue of $26.24B compared to forecasts of EPS of $9.64 on revenue of $25.58B