Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Receives Hold (C) Rating from Weiss Ratings

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)‘s stock had its “hold (c)” rating restated by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays decreased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $172.27 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $168.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.45.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,512 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 43,713 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,646,000 after acquiring an additional 1,472 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 41.2% during the third quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 3,752 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $650,000 after acquiring an additional 1,095 shares during the period. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 14.3% during the third quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,425 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 11.9% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,282 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,099,000 after acquiring an additional 667 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.