Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $309.3333.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on KEYS shares. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.6%

KEYS stock opened at $325.31 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $129.88 and a 1 year high of $334.99. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $279.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $223.59. The firm has a market cap of $55.79 billion, a PE ratio of 58.61, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Quarry LP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $45,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.