Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Receives $314.33 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $314.3333.

Several brokerages have commented on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $360.33 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $152.52 and a 12 month high of $367.12. 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $308.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $241.16. The company has a market cap of $61.80 billion, a PE ratio of 64.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.26.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.82 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230 in the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.6% in the third quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $99,918,000 after purchasing an additional 40,153 shares during the period. Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $1,123,000. Willis Investment Counsel lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,379,000 after purchasing an additional 4,333 shares during the period. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $1,137,000. Finally, National Pension Service lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,943,000 after purchasing an additional 6,957 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.