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

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

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

KEYS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Keysight Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $184.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 15th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $157.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $134.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $160.63.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.6 %

KEYS stock opened at $147.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.05, a P/E/G ratio of 6.65 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $153.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $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 has a 52 week low of $118.57 and a 52 week high of $172.72.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Rise Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 145.9% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 159 shares during the period. Finally, BluePath Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total value of $657,384.00. Following the transaction, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.