Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for KEYS Q1 Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.44. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies' current full-year earnings is $6.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies' Q2 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

KEYS has been the topic of several other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded down $0.29 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $165.05. 427,822 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 696,862. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $175.39. The company has a market cap of $28.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $164.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $152.85. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $697,411,000 after buying an additional 323,235 shares during the period. Swedbank AB raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $702,671,000 after purchasing an additional 292,372 shares during the period. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 59.1% during the third quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC now owns 686,704 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $109,138,000 after purchasing an additional 254,985 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 506.3% during the 2nd quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 300,903 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $41,148,000 after purchasing an additional 251,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 27.6% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,001,358 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $158,692,000 after purchasing an additional 216,564 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at $828,027.80. This represents a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 over the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company 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.