Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was downgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, Zacks reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $401.42.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.5%

KEYS stock opened at $334.32 on Monday. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $163.32 and a fifty-two week high of $389.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.92, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.17. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $343.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $338.06.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total value of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 101,861 shares in the company, valued at $33,216,872.10. This trade represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total value of $681,580.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 123,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,050,078.10. The trade was a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752 in the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.8% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,034 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $14,938,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 2,215 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 61.3% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 422,846 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $153,933,000 after purchasing an additional 160,750 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 384.7% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,452,000 after acquiring an additional 5,690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Jean Financial LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at $5,285,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.