Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for KEYS Q3 Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $1.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies' current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies' FY2025 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

KEYS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE KEYS traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $184.96. 700,597 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 895,386. The company's fifty day moving average is $169.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. The stock has a market cap of $31.98 billion, a PE ratio of 52.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,873,635 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,352,932,000 after purchasing an additional 55,223 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,114,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,588,546,000 after acquiring an additional 3,621,349 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,248,773,000 after acquiring an additional 194,294 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 364.6% in the fourth quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,652,311 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $747,301,000 after acquiring an additional 3,650,953 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in 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. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. 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 90 days. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.