Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Competitors

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) and Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Is FTV or KEYS more profitable?

Keysight Technologies has a net margin of 18.14% compared to Keysight Technologies' net margin of 14.68%. Fortive's return on equity of 26.84% beat Keysight Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortive	14.68%	12.22%	7.59%
Keysight Technologies	18.14%	26.84%	14.51%

Do analysts recommend FTV or KEYS?

Fortive currently has a consensus price target of $86.46, suggesting a potential upside of 12.05%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus price target of $160.63, suggesting a potential upside of 6.83%. Given Keysight Technologies' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fortive is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortive	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer FTV or KEYS?

In the previous week, Keysight Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Fortive. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Keysight Technologies and 8 mentions for Fortive. Keysight Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Fortive's score of 0.84 indicating that Fortive is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fortive	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FTV or KEYS?

Fortive has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FTV or KEYS?

94.9% of Fortive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTV or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 72 more outperform votes than Fortive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.69% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortive	Outperform Votes 385 59.69%	Underperform Votes 260 40.31%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 457 65.85%	Underperform Votes 237 34.15%

Which has better valuation & earnings, FTV or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fortive. Keysight Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortive	$6.07B	4.47	$865.80M	$2.53	30.45
Keysight Technologies	$5.46B	4.80	$1.06B	$5.45	27.60

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Fortive on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.