With a $21.7 billion market value, Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) ranks in the top 25% of its industry group, Life Sciences Tools & Services, and in the top 10% of its sector group, Health Care, in market value. From the viewpoint of investment attractiveness, Portfolio Grader's current ranking for A puts it 4 among the 33 companies in this industry group, giving it a well above-average position; among the sector leaders with a ranking of 54 among the 782 companies in the sector, and number 441 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.
Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc (NYSE:Q) ranks in the top decile in its industry group, Life Sciences Tools & Services, and in the top decile of sector group, Health Care, with a market value of $22.3 billion. From an investment attractiveness viewpoint, Q is ranked in the top quartile of the sector with a ranking of 163 among the 782 companies in the sector; the ranking for Q by Portfolio Grader places it 13 among the 33 companies in this industry group, placing it in the top half and number 1,176 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe.