Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Issues Earnings Results

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.64 by ($0.15), Zacks reports. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.22% and a net margin of 12.32%. Keysight Technologies updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.630-1.690 EPS.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock traded down $0.48 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $162.29. The company had a trading volume of 1,819,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,036,756. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day moving average of $146.72 and a 200 day moving average of $159.62. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,834,765. The trade was a 3.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.