Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Trading Down 6% – Time to Sell?

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) shares were down 6% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $317.91 and last traded at $320.4660. 927,057 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 36% from the average session volume of 1,442,212 shares. The stock had previously closed at $341.00.

Keysight Technologies News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Keysight Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight reported a strong fiscal Q3, with earnings of $3.07 per share versus the $2.48 consensus estimate and revenue of approximately $1.85 billion, up 36.5% year over year and ahead of expectations. Demand was supported by AI infrastructure, connectivity and commercial communications. Keysight Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its fiscal 2026 outlook and expects fourth-quarter revenue of $1.93 billion to $1.95 billion. Analysts cited a growing AI-related order pipeline, orders above $2 billion, a strong backlog and favorable book-to-bill trends as potential sources of continued growth. Keysight Raises Fiscal 2026 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $425 from $400 and maintained an overweight rating, while Robert W. Baird increased its target to $410 from $385 and retained an outperform rating. The revisions indicate that analysts see additional upside from AI infrastructure, semiconductor, automotive and energy-transition demand. Analysts Offer Insights on Keysight
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight’s Electronic Industrial Solutions Group is benefiting from secular demand tied to AI, advanced semiconductors, automotive technology and the energy transition, supporting the longer-term growth narrative. Keysight EISG Segment Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Management warned that supply-chain limitations could restrict how quickly the expanding order pipeline converts into revenue. That caution appears to be offsetting the earnings beat and upbeat outlook in the near term. Keysight Supply Chain Constraints
• Negative Sentiment: The stock remains richly valued, with a reported price-to-earnings ratio above 43, leaving less room for execution disappointments. Investors may also be taking profits after the recent rally and focusing on the gap between strong demand and near-term supply capacity.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barclays boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $392.83.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $53.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $333.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $315.33.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies 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 transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $1,123,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $11,917,000. Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 57.2% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 52,506 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $10,669,000 after buying an additional 19,104 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,739,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 39,009 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,926,000 after buying an additional 3,882 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.