Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Robert W. Baird Analyst Says

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) had its price objective lifted by equities researchers at Robert W. Baird from $295.00 to $310.00 in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Robert W. Baird’s price target indicates a potential upside of 9.86% from the stock’s previous close.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $282.19 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $259.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.41. The firm has a market cap of $48.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.84, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.