Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $221.6364.

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $239.46 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $215.71 and its 200 day moving average is $189.25. Keysight Technologies has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $243.00. The stock has a market cap of $41.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.97, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

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

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback 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 reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the company’s 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. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $254,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.