Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Research Coverage Started at Truist Financial

Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage issued a hold rating and a $310.00 price objective on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Barclays increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE KEYS opened at $291.21 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $262.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $214.49. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market cap of $49.94 billion, a PE ratio of 52.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.15. Keysight Technologies has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

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