Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) to Post FY2026 Earnings of $7.82 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $7.82 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $7.81. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.40 per share.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on KEYS. Barclays boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $134.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Citigroup lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $157.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Keysight Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $184.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $160.63.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.8 %

NYSE:KEYS opened at $148.56 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.64 and a beta of 1.05. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $118.57 and a twelve month high of $172.72. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $153.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.04. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 26.84% and a net margin of 18.14%. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. OFI Invest Asset Management acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 145.9% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EdgeRock Capital LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total transaction of $657,384.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 29,156 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,457,369.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

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.