Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $401.42 According to Brokerages

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $401.42.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Zacks Research cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 19th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total value of $652,200.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 101,861 shares in the company, valued at $33,216,872.10. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total transaction of $681,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 123,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,050,078.10. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752 over the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 453.3% in the third quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC now owns 83 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

KEYS opened at $306.91 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $167.23 and a one year high of $389.93. The stock has a market cap of $52.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $340.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $315.35.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.