Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Upgraded at Bank of America

Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has $340.00 price objective on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.3%

NYSE KEYS opened at $306.07 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $52.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $311.81. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $223.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $193.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 50,784 shares of company stock valued at $10,410,697 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Quarry LP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

More 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

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.