FY2025 Earnings Forecast for KEYS Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research increased its FY2025 earnings estimate for Keysight Technologies to $6.24 per share, up from a previous estimate of $6.13, against a consensus estimate of $6.32.
• The company reported Q3 earnings of $1.72 per share, surpassing expectations, and had a revenue of $1.35 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion.
• Multiple analysts have upgraded their ratings for Keysight Technologies, with JPMorgan raising its price target from $177.00 to $200.00 and maintaining an "overweight" rating.

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $6.24 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.13. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies' current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.06 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.02 EPS.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.57 EPS. The business's revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS.

KEYS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Barclays cut their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS traded up $1.13 during trading on Friday, hitting $171.67. The stock had a trading volume of 598,498 shares, compared to its average volume of 984,851. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $186.20. The company has a market capitalization of $29.50 billion, a PE ratio of 54.67, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.16. The firm's fifty day moving average is $164.92 and its 200 day moving average is $157.06. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,326,774 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,494,605,000 after purchasing an additional 357,263 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.6% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,814,195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,675,148 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,306,577,000 after acquiring an additional 55,358 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.5% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $771,359,000 after acquiring an additional 446,123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $747,437,000 after acquiring an additional 40,560 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total transaction of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.