Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for KEYS Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Keysight Technologies in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.87 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.09 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.35 EPS.

KEYS has been the subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $156.47 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The stock has a market cap of $27.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.71, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $166.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $162.29. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $186.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 76.6% during the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 9,437 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.