Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools. Keysight also provides electronic design automation software, measurement applications, consulting, technical support, calibration, and other services.

Keysight was formed through the separation of Agilent Technologies’ electronic measurement business and began operating as an independent public company in 2014. It serves customers worldwide through a global sales, service, and support organization. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Satish Dhanasekaran.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $302.00 to $312.44
• 50-Day Range: $298.69 to $387.93
• 52-Week Range: $167.23 to $389.93
• Volume: 555,560 shs
• Average Volume: 1.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $51.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.91
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $401.42
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Keysight Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Keysight Technologies scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 599 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Keysight Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Keysight Technologies has a consensus price target of $401.42, representing about 31.4% upside from its current price of $305.56.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Keysight Technologies has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 26.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Keysight Technologies are expected to grow by 26.43% in the coming year, from $10.33 to $13.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Keysight Technologies is 41.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Keysight Technologies is 41.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.43.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Keysight Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 1.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Keysight Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 8.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.28% of the float of Keysight Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Keysight Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.69, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Keysight Technologies has recently decreased by 11.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Keysight Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Keysight Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Keysight Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Keysight Technologies this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for KEYS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 59% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Keysight Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Keysight Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,082,752.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.40% of the stock of Keysight Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.58% of the stock of Keysight Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/18/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KEYS
• CIK: 1601046
• Web: www.keysight.com
• Phone: (877) 424-4536
• Fax: 800-829-4433
• Employees: 16,800
• Year Founded: 1939

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Keysight Technologies: $401.42
• High Price Target: $487.00
• Low Price Target: $220.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.28
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.36
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: $850 million
• Net Margins: 19.08%
• Pretax Margin: 21.50%
• Return on Equity: 24.34%
• Return on Assets: 13.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.28
• Current Ratio: 2.02
• Quick Ratio: 1.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 9.66
• Cash Flow: $7.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 43.03
• Book Value: $34.22 per share
• Price / Book: 8.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 170,240,000
• Free Float: 169,564,000
• Market Cap: $51.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17