Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Releases Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.340-3.400 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.630. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.8 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 5.5%

Keysight Technologies stock traded down $19.80 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $341.35. 3,371,232 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,444,656. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $333.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $313.09. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $374.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.34 billion, a PE ratio of 56.14, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS. Research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $57,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $71,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.