Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to Hold

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Saturday.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on KEYS. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $219.82.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock opened at $216.42 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $37.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $207.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $182.69. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $225.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,373,806,000 after acquiring an additional 101,856 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its stake 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 valued at $1,306,577,000 after purchasing an additional 55,358 shares during the period. Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the second 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 purchasing an additional 40,560 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.6% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $647,328,000 after purchasing an additional 58,039 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.