Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Breaks Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $315.35 and traded as low as $301.02. Keysight Technologies shares last traded at $306.91, with a volume of 1,904,675 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $401.42.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 7.0%

The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $340.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $315.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.25 billion, a PE ratio of 42.16, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%. The business’s revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total transaction of $681,580.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 123,390 shares in the company, valued at $42,050,078.10. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $364.13, for a total transaction of $1,092,390.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 118,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,109,714.83. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ascent Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 61.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 1,084 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 413 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. now owns 30,674 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $11,063,000 after buying an additional 2,623 shares in the last quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,993,000. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at $367,000. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 453.3% during the third quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC now owns 83 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.