Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Reaches New 1-Year High Following Analyst Upgrade

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday after Zacks Research upgraded the stock from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating. The company traded as high as $314.45 and last traded at $315.33, with a volume of 896195 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $307.33.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Barclays raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $220.00 to $282.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.36.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,821,079.84. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were 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 position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 24,119 shares of company stock valued at $5,263,770. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $51.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.12. The company’s 50-day moving average is $229.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $196.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

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.