Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.340-3.400 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.630. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.8 billion.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 5.5%

KEYS traded down $19.80 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $341.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,480,913 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,445,504. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The stock has a market cap of $58.34 billion, a PE ratio of 56.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50-day moving average is $333.92 and its 200-day moving average is $313.09.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Barclays increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669 in the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $208,891,000. Man Group plc raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after purchasing an additional 628,082 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $93,865,000 after purchasing an additional 545,620 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $90,914,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 71.4% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,134,974 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $198,530,000 after buying an additional 472,806 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.