Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $371.9167.

KEYS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $338.54 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $327.62 and a 200 day moving average of $260.31. The company has a market cap of $58.06 billion, a PE ratio of 55.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Keysight Technologies has a 12-month low of $152.85 and a 12-month high of $370.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The firm’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies will post 8.26 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 37,334 shares of company stock valued at $10,753,450. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,123,000. Madison Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $99,918,000 after acquiring an additional 40,153 shares during the last quarter. Willis Investment Counsel boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $16,379,000 after acquiring an additional 4,333 shares during the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,137,000. Finally, Confluence Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 334,338 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $67,934,000 after acquiring an additional 7,398 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by 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.