Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Citigroup Analyst Says

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) had its price target lifted by Citigroup from $220.00 to $282.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Citigroup’s price target points to a potential downside of 7.86% from the company’s current price.

KEYS has been the topic of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $306.07 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $52.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.15, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $311.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company’s 50 day moving average is $223.30 and its 200 day moving average is $193.34.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.82 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,636,402.48. The trade was a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total value of $894,348.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 128,131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,090,737.33. The trade was a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 50,784 shares of company stock valued at $10,410,697. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Keysight Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Keysight Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — multiple firms (Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo) raised ratings or targets following the quarter, adding buy-side momentum. Bank upgrades summary
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market demos at MWC strengthen positioning in strategic growth areas — Keysight will demonstrate NR‑NTN LEO mobility testing with Samsung, supporting satellite‑to‑mobile deployments and expanding addressable markets in NTN/LEO communications. Keysight + Samsung NR‑NTN LEO demo
• Positive Sentiment: MWC demos of AI‑driven RAN and pre‑6G work underline product leadership — Keysight joins Northeastern, SoftBank and zTouch to show LTM‑powered autonomous agentic AI‑RAN, and is collaborating with Ericsson on pre‑6G interoperability validation, highlighting wins in AI/6G test stacks. AI‑RAN demo at MWC
• Positive Sentiment: Broader MWC/innovation messaging — Keysight is showcasing AI‑driven wireless and 6G readiness and positioning its test & measurement products as key infrastructure for AI/data‑center and next‑gen wireless buildouts. Keysight MWC showcase
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/security tie‑ups: Keysight to OEM Cybeats’ SBOM platform for software supply‑chain security — strategically relevant, but likely modest near‑term revenue impact. Cybeats partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Profile piece noting Keysight’s role in benchmarks/Russell 1000 — useful for narrative but not a discrete catalyst. Kalkine profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider transaction: an SVP sold 2,000 shares (disclosed filing) — a routine disclosure to monitor but not a major red flag given scale. Insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/watch‑out: some newer price targets (and a Citigroup note) imply limited upside or even modest downside versus the current level — this concentration of targets near today’s price can encourage profit‑taking after the recent rally. Citigroup/Benzinga note

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.