Brokerages Set Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Price Target at $392.83

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $392.8333.

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $325.79 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.75, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $325.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $324.90. Keysight Technologies has a 12-month low of $158.79 and a 12-month high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share 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 return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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. Equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 101,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,216,872.10. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,507 shares of company stock worth $3,104,109. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth $2,316,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at $157,137,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $11,917,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $9,739,000. Finally, Railway Pension Investments Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,099,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for engineers, manufacturers and service providers. Its products and services help customers design, validate, manufacture and optimize electronic and communications systems across the product life cycle.

The company offers electronic measurement instruments, software and related services for applications including radio-frequency and microwave testing, wireless communications, high-speed digital systems, semiconductor development and power electronics.