Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.33 by $0.54, FiscalAI reports. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 2.430-2.490 EPS.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS traded up $4.75 on Tuesday, hitting $345.23. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,963,984 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,382,551. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $316.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $250.51. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $370.17. The company has a market capitalization of $59.21 billion, a PE ratio of 62.20, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Compound Planning Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 26.2% during the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,224 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 68,435 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $13,905,000 after buying an additional 7,211 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 23,495 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,774,000 after buying an additional 564 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 5,273 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,071,000 after buying an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 76,049 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $16,452,000 after buying an additional 19,797 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Bank of America upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $332.42.

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.