Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $219.8182.

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 15th.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock opened at $216.42 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $207.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.69. The firm has a market cap of $37.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.26, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $225.00.

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

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total transaction of $5,906,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 198,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,058,826.32. This trade represents a 13.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $246,051,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,969 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $208,891,000. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $212,979,000 after buying an additional 1,037,083 shares during the period. Finally, Man Group plc raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after buying an additional 628,082 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Keysight Technologies

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.