Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Given New $415.00 Price Target at Susquehanna

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) had its price target lifted by Susquehanna from $300.00 to $415.00 in a research note published on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a positive rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $268.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $332.42.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $340.40 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.33, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $370.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $316.52 and a 200 day moving average of $250.51.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,719,286.92. This represents a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.