FY2026 EPS Estimates for Keysight Technologies, Inc. Lifted by Analyst (NYSE:KEYS)

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $7.82 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $7.81. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.40 per share.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 26.84% and a net margin of 18.14%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $157.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Keysight Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $184.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 15th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $134.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $160.63.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.6 %

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $147.43 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $153.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $146.53. The company has a market cap of $25.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.05, a P/E/G ratio of 6.65 and a beta of 1.05. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $118.57 and a 52-week high of $172.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Czech National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 47.8% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 31,175 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,125,000 after acquiring an additional 10,087 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Financial Group LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Financial Group LLC now owns 4,897 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $648,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,202 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $556,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 18,164 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,403,000 after acquiring an additional 3,168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 20,159 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,667,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total value of $657,384.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 29,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,457,369.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.