Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was downgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $290.22 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $261.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $213.95. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $317.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of Keysight Technologies 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 owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.