Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Price Target Raised to $207.00

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) had its target price lifted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $200.00 to $207.00 in a research report released on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on KEYS. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $232.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Citigroup raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $214.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $196.33 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $201.50. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $174.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $167.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,423,838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,747,458,000 after acquiring an additional 97,064 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.6% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,814,195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,675,148 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,306,577,000 after purchasing an additional 55,358 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after buying an additional 40,560 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.