Q2 EPS Forecast for Keysight Technologies Reduced by Analyst

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2027 earnings estimates for Keysight Technologies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $1.98 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.00. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q3 2027 earnings at $2.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.98 EPS.

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

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

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.4%

KEYS stock opened at $172.83 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The company’s 50 day moving average is $165.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.27. The stock has a market cap of $29.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.04, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.16.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total transaction of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. The trade was 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $918,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 592,575 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $95,185,000 after buying an additional 32,081 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 63.5% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,030 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 556.8% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 56,803 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $9,124,000 after buying an additional 48,154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 366.9% in the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $749,000 after buying an additional 3,665 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.