Brokerages Set Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Target Price at $187.38

Key Points

• Keysight Technologies Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with seven out of eight covering firms recommending to buy the stock.
• The average 12-month price target set by analysts for Keysight is approximately $187.38, with notable ratings from firms like Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase increasing their price targets to $180.00 and $200.00 respectively.
• Keysight reported earnings of $1.72 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, and had a revenue increase of 11.1% compared to the previous year.

Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $187.3750.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Bank of America upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total value of $1,589,700.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at $18,966,528.80. This trade represents a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 42.7% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 57,146 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $9,364,000 after buying an additional 17,104 shares during the period. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $213,000. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.5% during the second quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 6,097 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $999,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. State of Wyoming lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 25.6% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,299 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $377,000 after buying an additional 468 shares during the period. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $75,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock traded down $3.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $163.42. The stock had a trading volume of 703,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,057,902. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.04, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.11. Keysight Technologies has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The stock's fifty day moving average is $163.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.70.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.Keysight Technologies's revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.