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

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $202.25 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $185.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $172.76. The company has a market cap of $34.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.36, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $214.58.

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

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,370,627.16. The trade was a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 132,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,998,347.62. This represents a 8.65% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 76,895 shares of company stock worth $15,454,296 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors 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.