Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for KEYS FY2028 Earnings

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2028 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $9.23 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.22. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced 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 company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on KEYS. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $203.34 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $192.60 and a 200 day moving average of $175.32. Keysight Technologies has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $214.58. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $34.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.58, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 128,131 shares in the company, valued at $27,090,737.33. The trade was a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total value of $203,720.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 127,833 shares in the company, valued at $26,042,138.76. The trade was a 0.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 77,895 shares of company stock valued at $15,658,016 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Haven Private LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the second quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $662,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.