Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Buy”

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $232.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $202.25 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business’s 50 day moving average is $185.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $172.59. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $214.58. The firm has a market cap of $34.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.36, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.19.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $948,119.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares in the company, valued at $21,621,717.18. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 76,895 shares of company stock valued at $15,454,296 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.8% during the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,625 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,041,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 171.3% in the 1st quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 4,260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $638,000 after purchasing an additional 2,690 shares during the period. Martingale Asset Management L P grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 26.4% during the 1st quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 10,307 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,544,000 after buying an additional 2,150 shares during the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, Norinchukin Bank The lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 15.6% in the first quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 9,372 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,404,000 after buying an additional 1,268 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.