Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Research Coverage Started at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage issued a hold rating and a $180.00 price objective on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Bank of America raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays decreased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.56.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $170.50 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $169.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The company’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Haven Private LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the second quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $662,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $295,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.