Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for KEYS FY2025 Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $6.16 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.08. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.76 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $165.70 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $28.69 billion, a PE ratio of 47.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $164.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $153.06. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $175.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $697,411,000 after buying an additional 323,235 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $702,671,000 after acquiring an additional 292,372 shares during the period. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 59.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC now owns 686,704 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $109,138,000 after purchasing an additional 254,985 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 506.3% during the 2nd quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 300,903 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $41,148,000 after purchasing an additional 251,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 27.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,001,358 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $158,692,000 after purchasing an additional 216,564 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.