FY2026 Earnings Forecast for KEYS Issued By Zacks Research

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $7.13 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $7.14. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.43 per share.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.22. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.01% and a net margin of 18.24%. The company had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.04 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on KEYS. Vertical Research started coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $167.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $167.67.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $153.75 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.50, a PEG ratio of 5.28 and a beta of 0.97. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $118.57 and a twelve month high of $162.51. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $152.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $145.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,632 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.00, for a total value of $254,592.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 42,160 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,576,960. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Swedbank AB increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $702,671,000 after buying an additional 292,372 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 53.2% in the 1st quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,811,605 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $596,059,000 after buying an additional 1,323,775 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 352.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,160,879 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $494,299,000 after purchasing an additional 2,462,543 shares during the last quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 96.0% during the 1st quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 1,692,446 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $264,665,000 after purchasing an additional 828,913 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $250,097,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.