NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Jefferies today raised its EPS estimate for Agilent Technologies to $2.63 from $2.60, on the strength of recent organic order trends and anticipated minimal effects from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
The investment firm also increased the share-price target to $56 from $55 and revenue estimates for full-year 2011 to $6.39 billion from $6.35 billion. It has a "Buy" rating on Agilent.