NYSE:KEYS - Keysight Technologies Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 29th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 3.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 26th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.21. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.09 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 14.43% and a return on equity of 29.25%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.01 earnings per share. View Keysight Technologies' Earnings History.

Keysight Technologies is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Keysight Technologies.

Keysight Technologies issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.04-1.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.05. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.045-1.065 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.05 billion.

11 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Keysight Technologies' shares. Their forecasts range from $86.00 to $127.00. On average, they expect Keysight Technologies' stock price to reach $112.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Keysight Technologies.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Keysight Technologies in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Keysight Technologies.

News stories about KEYS stock have trended very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Keysight Technologies earned a news sentiment score of 3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Keysight Technologies.

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Keysight Technologies' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Columbus Circle Investors (0.33%), Hexavest Inc. (0.26%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.24%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.23%), Hahn Capital Management LLC (0.18%) and State of Michigan Retirement System (0.15%). Company insiders that own Keysight Technologies stock include Ingrid A Estrada, James Cullen, Jay Alexander, John C Skinner, Mark Adam Wallace, Mark Pierpoint, 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 Columbus Circle Investors, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Scout Investments Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC and Hahn Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Keysight Technologies company stock in the last year include Ingrid A Estrada, James Cullen, Jay Alexander, John C Skinner, Mark Adam Wallace, Mark Pierpoint, Neil Dougherty, Ronald S Nersesian and Satish Dhanasekaran. View Insider Buying and Selling for Keysight Technologies.

KEYS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stralem & Co. Inc., Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Ambassador Advisors LLC, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, Sciencast Management LP, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and Hexavest Inc.. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KEYS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $96.91.

Keysight Technologies has a market capitalization of $18.26 billion and generates $4.30 billion in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $621 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.33 on an earnings per share basis. Keysight Technologies employs 13,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Keysight Technologies.

The official website for Keysight Technologies is http://www.keysight.com/.

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]