Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for KEYS Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $1.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ FY2025 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

KEYS has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $184.85 on Monday. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $185.12. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $168.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $158.57. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $31.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 76.6% during the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 9,437 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.