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

Key Points

• Shares hit a new 52-week high of $331.29 (trading around $330.68, up ~2%), after Keysight reported quarterly results that beat EPS and revenue estimates — revenue rose 23.3% year-over-year and the company gave FY2026 guidance of about 8.59 EPS (Q2 guidance 2.27–2.33 EPS).
• Analyst coverage is largely positive (nine Buy vs. five Hold), producing a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" with a $304.17 average target, though some firms (e.g., Bank of America) carry higher targets (Bank of America $340).
• Insiders have sold roughly 40,334 shares (~$11.5M) in the last 90 days while institutional investors own about 84.6% of the stock and insiders hold just 0.40%.

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $331.29 and last traded at $330.6840, with a volume of 993676 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $324.18.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $340.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a "hold" rating and a $310.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.0%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $275.80 and a 200 day moving average of $221.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company has a market capitalization of $56.71 billion, a PE ratio of 59.58, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm's revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Stance Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,325,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 168,692 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $34,277,000 after acquiring an additional 5,083 shares in the last quarter. Farmers National Bank purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $211,000. Mengis Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,445,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the period. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 26.3% during the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 2,491 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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