Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) is a leading company in laboratory instrumentation, software, services and consumables, serving the life-sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. The company has evolved into a specialist in analytical and testing solutions for research, biotech, environmental, food-safety and clinical laboratories. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company has a market cap of $41.6 billion. The company is set to release its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings soon. Ahead o ...