Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Reaches New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $236.35 and last traded at $233.1240, with a volume of 15095 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $230.95.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Citigroup upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $40.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $210.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $185.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.65 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at $4,566,977.64. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 94.8% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 23,687 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,813,000 after purchasing an additional 11,530 shares during the period. Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $601,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $9,739,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $658,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 1,948 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.