Q1 EPS Estimate for Keysight Technologies Boosted by Analyst

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.44. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on KEYS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $165.55 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $164.72 and its 200-day moving average is $152.76. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $175.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.30, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. American National Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 76.6% in the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 9,437 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $828,027.80. This trade represents a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.