Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTV or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 73 more outperform votes than Fortive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.75% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortive	Outperform Votes 386 59.75%	Underperform Votes 260 40.25%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 459 65.85%	Underperform Votes 238 34.15%

Which has better valuation & earnings, FTV or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fortive. Fortive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, 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	$6.13B	4.28	$865.80M	$2.53	29.48
Keysight Technologies	$5.17B	4.81	$1.06B	$4.59	31.04

Is FTV or KEYS more profitable?

Keysight Technologies has a net margin of 15.70% compared to Keysight Technologies' net margin of 14.68%. Fortive's return on equity of 23.79% beat Keysight Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortive	14.68%	12.22%	7.59%
Keysight Technologies	15.70%	23.79%	12.89%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FTV or KEYS?

In the previous week, Keysight Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than Fortive. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Keysight Technologies and 6 mentions for Fortive. Keysight Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Fortive's score of 0.49 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, FTV or KEYS?

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

Do analysts recommend FTV or KEYS?

Fortive presently has a consensus target price of $86.46, indicating a potential upside of 15.93%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus target price of $166.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.74%. Given Fortive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Keysight Technologies is more favorable than Fortive.

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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Fortive on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.