Zacks Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for KEYS

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.44. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

KEYS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of KEYS opened at $165.05 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $175.39. The stock has a market cap of $28.58 billion, a PE ratio of 47.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $164.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $152.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,248,773,000 after purchasing an additional 194,294 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $702,671,000 after buying an additional 292,372 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $697,411,000 after buying an additional 323,235 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 14.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,122,309 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $153,470,000 after buying an additional 141,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $171,830,000 after acquiring an additional 10,579 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total transaction of $60,126.50. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at $828,027.80. The trade was a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. The trade was a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.