Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of KEYS Q2 Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a report issued on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $1.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies' current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.11 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.41 EPS.

KEYS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $184.44.

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Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.3 %

KEYS traded down $0.41 during trading on Friday, hitting $158.31. 655,865 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,106,191. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $166.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.33. The firm has a market cap of $27.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. 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 Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 55,379 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $8,896,000 after buying an additional 1,755 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 26.2% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 18,567 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,018,000 after purchasing an additional 3,857 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 27,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $4,448,000 after purchasing an additional 2,260 shares during the last quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC now owns 15,554 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,498,000 after purchasing an additional 2,336 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the third 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 last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.61% of the stock is currently 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.