Zacks Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for KEYS

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $1.74 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.37 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on KEYS. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. 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 report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $183.40 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $168.38 and a 200 day moving average of $157.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $184.35.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 76.6% during the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 9,437 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The shares were 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 directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. Company insiders own 0.61% 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.