NYSE:KEYS - Keysight Technologies Stock Price, Price Target & More

Keysight Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KEYS."

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, March 7th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $350,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 30th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.83. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $999 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $964.95 million. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.18% and a net margin of 2.88%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 31.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. View Keysight Technologies' Earnings History.

Keysight Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 29th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Keysight Technologies.

Keysight Technologies issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.72-$0.82 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.74. The company issued revenue guidance of $942-$972 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $916.44 million.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Keysight Technologies' stock. Their predictions range from $43.00 to $71.00. On average, they expect Keysight Technologies' stock price to reach $60.6250 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Keysight Technologies.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Keysight Technologies in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News articles about KEYS stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Keysight Technologies earned a coverage optimism score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the scientific and technical instruments company an impact score of 46.08 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Keysight Technologies' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (0.39%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.16%), Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. (0.05%), Clinton Group Inc. (0.04%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%) and Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.03%). Company insiders that own Keysight Technologies stock include Charles J Dockendorff, Ingrid A Estrada, Jay Alexander, John C Skinner, Mark Adam Wallace, Mark Pierpoint, Michael Gasparian, Neil Dougherty, Ronald S Nersesian, Satish Dhanasekaran, Soon Chai Gooi and Stephen D Williams. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Keysight Technologies.

KEYS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold Keysight Technologies company stock in the last year include Ingrid A Estrada, Jay Alexander, John C Skinner, Mark Adam Wallace, Mark Pierpoint, Neil Dougherty, Ronald S Nersesian, Satish Dhanasekaran and Stephen D Williams. View Insider Buying and Selling for Keysight Technologies.

KEYS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clinton Group Inc., Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Fox Run Management L.L.C., DnB Asset Management AS, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Westpac Banking Corp and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. View Insider Buying and Selling for Keysight Technologies.

Shares of KEYS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KEYS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.59.

Keysight Technologies has a market capitalization of $11.39 billion and generates $3.19 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $102 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.23 on an earnings per share basis. Keysight Technologies employs 12,600 workers across the globe.

Keysight Technologies' mailing address is 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA, 95403. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 800-829-4444 or via email at [email protected]