Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Hits New 52-Week High - Still a Buy?

Key Points

• Shares hit a new 52-week high of $353.52 (last around $352.31), yet analysts hold a consensus of “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of $314.33 (ratings: 1 Strong Buy, 9 Buy, 4 Hold).
• Keysight posted an earnings beat—Q reported EPS $2.17 vs. $2.00 est and revenue $1.60B vs. $1.54B, with revenue up 23.3% YoY and FY2026 guidance at 8.59 EPS (Q2 2.27–2.33 EPS).
• Insiders (including the CFO and CEO) sold shares in March and insiders have sold 40,334 shares (~$11.5M) in the last 90 days, while institutional investors own 84.58% of the stock, with major funds increasing their stakes.

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $353.52 and last traded at $352.3070, with a volume of 55812 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $349.91.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Susquehanna reiterated a "positive" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a "hold" rating and a $310.00 price objective for the company. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.6%

The company's fifty day moving average price is $303.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $236.01. The stock has a market cap of $59.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.15. 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 released its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business's revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the firm's 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. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $4,373,806,000 after buying an additional 101,856 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 17,419,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,539,532,000 after buying an additional 85,693 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,191,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,664,511,000 after buying an additional 200,279 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $851,525,000 after buying an additional 160,728 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,940,767 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $800,732,000 after buying an additional 240,058 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

About Keysight Technologies

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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