Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) will likely be announcing its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 25th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.69 per share and revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter. Investors that are interested in participating in the company's conference call can do so using this link.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS traded up $4.10 during trading on Friday, reaching $183.40. The company had a trading volume of 1,337,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 891,674. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $184.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $168.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $157.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on KEYS. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a "positive" rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $180.80.

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.