Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for KEYS Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.74 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.37 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.9 %

NYSE KEYS opened at $179.42 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $157.46. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $180.26. The stock has a market cap of $31.02 billion, a PE ratio of 51.26, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.