Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Price Target Raised to $300.00

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) had its price objective increased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $255.00 to $300.00 in a report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $306.07 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $311.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $223.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $193.34. The company has a market capitalization of $52.50 billion, a PE ratio of 55.15, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 50,784 shares of company stock worth $10,410,697. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Haven Private LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $826,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,324 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 515 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,287,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 9,483 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,927,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Keysight Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Keysight Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — multiple firms (Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo) raised ratings or targets following the quarter, adding buy-side momentum. Bank upgrades summary
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market demos at MWC strengthen positioning in strategic growth areas — Keysight will demonstrate NR‑NTN LEO mobility testing with Samsung, supporting satellite‑to‑mobile deployments and expanding addressable markets in NTN/LEO communications. Keysight + Samsung NR‑NTN LEO demo
• Positive Sentiment: MWC demos of AI‑driven RAN and pre‑6G work underline product leadership — Keysight joins Northeastern, SoftBank and zTouch to show LTM‑powered autonomous agentic AI‑RAN, and is collaborating with Ericsson on pre‑6G interoperability validation, highlighting wins in AI/6G test stacks. AI‑RAN demo at MWC
• Positive Sentiment: Broader MWC/innovation messaging — Keysight is showcasing AI‑driven wireless and 6G readiness and positioning its test & measurement products as key infrastructure for AI/data‑center and next‑gen wireless buildouts. Keysight MWC showcase
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/security tie‑ups: Keysight to OEM Cybeats’ SBOM platform for software supply‑chain security — strategically relevant, but likely modest near‑term revenue impact. Cybeats partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Profile piece noting Keysight’s role in benchmarks/Russell 1000 — useful for narrative but not a discrete catalyst. Kalkine profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider transaction: an SVP sold 2,000 shares (disclosed filing) — a routine disclosure to monitor but not a major red flag given scale. Insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/watch‑out: some newer price targets (and a Citigroup note) imply limited upside or even modest downside versus the current level — this concentration of targets near today’s price can encourage profit‑taking after the recent rally. Citigroup/Benzinga note

About Keysight Technologies

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.