Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $228.00 and last traded at $222.7240, with a volume of 44496 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $223.26.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on KEYS. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $243.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.5%

The business has a 50 day moving average of $208.44 and a 200-day moving average of $183.42. The stock has a market cap of $38.50 billion, a PE ratio of 45.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total value of $894,348.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,090,737.33. This trade represents a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,373,806,000 after buying an additional 101,856 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,306,577,000 after buying an additional 55,358 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $851,525,000 after acquiring an additional 160,728 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after acquiring an additional 40,560 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.6% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $647,328,000 after acquiring an additional 58,039 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.