Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Receives $371.92 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $371.9167.

Several equities analysts have commented on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,123,000. Oak Harvest Investment Services acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $4,070,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 21.0% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 30,986 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,296,000 after purchasing an additional 5,375 shares during the last quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $1,123,000. Finally, Comerica Bank boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 57.2% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 52,506 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $10,669,000 after purchasing an additional 19,104 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $358.15 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.21 billion, a PE ratio of 58.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $333.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $312.09.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

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.