Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $221.22 and last traded at $218.7880, with a volume of 456546 shares. The stock had previously closed at $217.82.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $219.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $206.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. The stock has a market cap of $37.12 billion, a PE ratio of 44.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $948,119.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 132,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,998,347.62. The trade was a 8.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.