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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Healthcare Companies: Agilent (A), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) and Exact Sciences (EXAS)

Tipranks - Wed Jan 21, 4:16AM CST

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Healthcare sector with new ratings on Agilent (AResearch Report), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAYResearch Report) and Exact Sciences (EXASResearch Report).

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Agilent (A)

HSBC analyst Sidharth Sahoo initiated coverage with a Buy rating on Agilent today and set a price target of $180.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $139.64.

According to TipRanks.com, Sahoo is ranked #8559 out of 12040 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Agilent with a $171.67 average price target, a 19.0% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 5, Evercore ISI also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $160.00 price target.

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DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY)

Mizuho Securities analyst Steven Valiquette maintained a Hold rating on DENTSPLY SIRONA today and set a price target of $14.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $12.21.

According to TipRanks.com, Valiquette is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.2% and a 52.4% success rate. Valiquette covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Medline, Inc. Class A, Envista Holdings, and Cardinal Health. ;'>

DENTSPLY SIRONA has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $13.10, which is a 4.8% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 14, TipRanks – PerPlexity also upgraded the stock to Hold with a $13.00 price target.

Exact Sciences (EXAS)

Mizuho Securities analyst Bradley Bowers downgraded Exact Sciences to Hold yesterday and set a price target of $105.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $102.43.

According to TipRanks.com, Bowers is ranked #2511 out of 12040 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Exact Sciences with a $100.50 average price target, implying a -1.8% downside from current levels. In a report issued on January 5, Evercore ISI also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $105.00 price target.

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