Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $401.42 According to Analysts

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $401.42.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total value of $681,580.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 123,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,050,078.10. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total transaction of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 101,861 shares in the company, valued at $33,216,872.10. This trade represents a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Fiduciary Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth $28,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 453.3% in the third quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC now owns 83 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $306.91 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $167.23 and a fifty-two week high of $389.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $340.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $315.35. The company has a market cap of $52.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.