Robert W. Baird Issues Positive Forecast for Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Price

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) had its price objective boosted by Robert W. Baird from $295.00 to $310.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. Robert W. Baird currently has an outperform rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $303.64.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 3.6%

NYSE KEYS opened at $268.98 on Monday. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $317.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $258.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $212.63. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market capitalization of $46.13 billion, a PE ratio of 48.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.12.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were 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 represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,719,286.92. This represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Stance Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,325,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 168,692 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $34,277,000 after buying an additional 5,083 shares during the period. Farmers National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $211,000. Mengis Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,445,000 after buying an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 26.3% in the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 2,491 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.