Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Hits New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday. The stock traded as high as $376.47 and last traded at $374.1960, with a volume of 476694 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $364.04.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.9%

The business has a fifty day moving average of $334.37 and a 200-day moving average of $331.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $348.01, for a total transaction of $69,602.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 6,134 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,134,693.34. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total transaction of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 101,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,216,872.10. This trade represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. CX Institutional boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,850 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $673,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the period. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 382,082 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $133,755,000 after buying an additional 12,508 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,270,708 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,895,327,000 after buying an additional 273,042 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.5% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,732 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $15,659,000 after acquiring an additional 4,975 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, energy, and other industries. Its products and services help engineers design, validate, manufacture, and optimize electronic systems and communications networks.

The company offers test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, simulation and modeling tools, cybersecurity testing capabilities, and related technical services.