Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for KEYS Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.57 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ FY2025 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

KEYS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target 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. StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $183.40 on Monday. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $184.35. The business’s 50 day moving average is $168.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $158.22. 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 cap of $31.71 billion, a PE ratio of 52.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

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

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $19,779,302.12. This represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941. Corporate insiders own 0.61% 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.