Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for KEYS Q4 Earnings

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Keysight Technologies in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $2.04 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ FY2027 earnings at $8.23 EPS.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue 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.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 20th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of KEYS opened at $206.61 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $35.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.25, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $214.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $193.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $175.85. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,423,838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,747,458,000 after purchasing an additional 97,064 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings 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 valued at $1,306,577,000 after buying an additional 55,358 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $851,525,000 after buying an additional 160,728 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the second 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 buying an additional 40,560 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.6% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $647,328,000 after buying an additional 58,039 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 132,361 shares in the company, valued at $25,998,347.62. This represents a 8.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. The trade was a 41.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

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

About Keysight Technologies

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.