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

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $371.9167.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $315.70 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $340.35 and a 200-day moving average of $295.35. The firm has a market cap of $53.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $374.96. 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 (NYSE:KEYS) last posted 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 the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at $44,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $45,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $49,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.