Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on KEYS. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $162.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $168.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.16. The stock has a market cap of $27.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Haven Private LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $662,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the second quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $519,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.1% in the first quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.