Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for KEYS FY2025 Earnings

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $6.08 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast 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 $1.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.98 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.26 EPS.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.65% and a net margin of 14.50%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.41 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $183.00.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded down $0.78 during trading on Thursday, reaching $159.36. 1,955,786 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,120,461. The company has a quick ratio of 2.75, a current ratio of 3.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $153.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $159.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.09.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total transaction of $103,819.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 115,576 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,235,581.28. This trade represents a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,589 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.00, for a total value of $257,418.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 42,160 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,829,920. The trade was a 3.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,247 shares of company stock valued at $2,086,720. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 22.6% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 111,909 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $16,761,000 after buying an additional 20,595 shares during the last quarter. eCIO Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $147,000. Modern Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $260,000. Advisors Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $325,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,297,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.