Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s Why

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $318.64 and last traded at $317.2360, with a volume of 173858 shares. The stock had previously closed at $300.61.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 5.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $267.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $217.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.46 billion, a PE ratio of 57.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Haven Private LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $826,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,324 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 515 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $105,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 9,483 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,927,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.