Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for KEYS

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.11 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.41 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $154.65 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $166.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $162.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.18, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. 111 Capital bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,524,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,624 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,707,000 after buying an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $9,336,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1,984.4% during the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 78,144 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,664,000 after buying an additional 74,395 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $31,745,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

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.