Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Keysight Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $7.13 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.14. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.43 per share.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.01% and a net margin of 18.24%. The business’s revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.04 earnings per share.
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Keysight Technologies Price Performance
Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $153.75 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $152.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $145.34. The company has a market cap of $26.84 billion, a PE ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.28 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $118.57 and a twelve month high of $162.51.
Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies
In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,632 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.00, for a total transaction of $254,592.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 42,160 shares in the company, valued at $6,576,960. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.8% during the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,128,892 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $564,626,000 after purchasing an additional 151,446 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 14.6% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 47,393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,411,000 after purchasing an additional 6,049 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Sarl bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter worth $2,434,000. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 172.6% during the first quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 41,977 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,565,000 after purchasing an additional 26,577 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter worth $5,091,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.
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