Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Coverage Initiated at UBS Group

Analysts at UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) in a report issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $220.00 price target on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. UBS Group’s target price suggests a potential upside of 20.61% from the company’s previous close.

KEYS has been the subject of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They set a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $189.90.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $182.40 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.35 billion, a PE ratio of 58.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $187.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The business has a 50-day moving average of $172.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $165.16.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the first quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,964,000 after purchasing an additional 6,186 shares during the period. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $361,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,036,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $155,258,000 after acquiring an additional 20,967 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 46.9% during the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 64,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $9,674,000 after acquiring an additional 20,631 shares during the period. Finally, Czech National Bank lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 6.4% in the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 42,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,922,000 after acquiring an additional 2,527 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.