Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Given New $360.00 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) had its price objective boosted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $360.00 in a research note released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an overweight rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

KEYS has been the subject of several other research reports. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial started coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE KEYS opened at $329.83 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $129.88 and a fifty-two week high of $334.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $282.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $224.33. The stock has a market cap of $56.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.82 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Paradiem LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at $979,000. Madison Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 7.6% during the third quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $99,918,000 after buying an additional 40,153 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,943,000 after buying an additional 6,957 shares during the last quarter. Willis Investment Counsel raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $16,379,000 after buying an additional 4,333 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $1,137,000. Hedge funds and other 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.