Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analyst consensus: 14 brokerages give Keysight an average rating of "Moderate Buy" (nine buys, five holds) with a 12‑month average price target of about $304.17.
• Solid quarter: Keysight beat estimates with Q results of $2.17 EPS (vs. $2.00) and $1.60B revenue (vs. $1.54B), revenue +23.3% YoY, and issued FY2026 and Q2 2026 guidance (Q2 EPS guidance ~2.27–2.33).
• Insider activity: CEO and CFO sold shares on March 24 and insiders have sold ~40,334 shares (~$11.53M) over 90 days, while institutional investors own roughly 84.6% of the stock.

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $304.1667.

Several research firms recently issued reports on KEYS. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $324.18 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.15. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $129.29 and a 52-week high of $325.55. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $273.66 and a 200 day moving average of $220.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $45,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight's product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.

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