Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for KEYS Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Keysight Technologies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $8.75 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $8.76. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.43 per share.

KEYS has been the topic of several other research reports. Bank of America lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.1 %

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $163.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $162.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $149.31. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $175.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $3,023,680.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. This represents a 13.26 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 27,063 shares of company stock worth $4,603,201 over the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,125,000 after purchasing an additional 14,185 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,685,000 after purchasing an additional 7,106 shares in the last quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 28.7% in the third quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,814,000 after purchasing an additional 17,962 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,830,000 after acquiring an additional 10,579 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 318.8% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,299 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,835,000 after buying an additional 37,528 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.