Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $219.8182.

Several equities analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $212.77 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $203.05 and a 200-day moving average of $181.04. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $220.12. 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 $36.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.51, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.65 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.