Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Reaches New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $220.12 and last traded at $216.4790, with a volume of 118176 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $216.69.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $219.82.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $201.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $180.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results 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. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total value of $203,720.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 127,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,042,138.76. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. The trade was a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Willis Investment Counsel grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 4,333 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 582.9% in the 4th quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 5,477 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,036,000 after purchasing an additional 4,675 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 4,656 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $946,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 138.5% in the 4th quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,398 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $690,000 after purchasing an additional 1,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Portside Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $218,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.