Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for KEYS Earnings

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $1.58 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.84 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $172.43 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $164.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $157.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The company has a market capitalization of $29.63 billion, a PE ratio of 54.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.16.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,326,774 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,494,605,000 after purchasing an additional 357,263 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 16.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,814,195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,675,148 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,306,577,000 after purchasing an additional 55,358 shares during the period. Boston Partners boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $771,359,000 after purchasing an additional 446,123 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after purchasing an additional 40,560 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 115,228 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,262,552.30. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.