Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) shares crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $315.35 and traded as low as $301.02. Keysight Technologies shares last traded at $306.91, with a volume of 1,904,675 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $401.42.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 7.0%

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $340.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $315.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market cap of $52.25 billion, a PE ratio of 42.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. The business’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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total value of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 101,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,216,872.10. The trade was a 1.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 200 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 23rd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,134,693.34. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752 over the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $7,030,806,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 273,042 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 12.1% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 2,224,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $628,065,000 after purchasing an additional 240,167 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,005,409 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $581,248,000 after purchasing an additional 90,263 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $464,017,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.