Brokerages Set Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) PT at $221.64

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twelve brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $224.0909.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $243.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th.

Key Keysight Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Keysight Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight is a named partner in recent 6G antenna and high-band trials with Samsung and KT, demonstrating practical verification of candidate 6G bands — this underscores long-term demand for Keysight’s RF and over‑the‑air test gear. Samsung Electronics, KT, and Keysight Achieve Top Speeds
• Positive Sentiment: Additional coverage highlights Samsung’s 7GHz X‑MIMO and antenna integration progress with partners (including Keysight in validation roles) — another signal that Keysight’s measurement tools are relevant to 6G development. The road to 6G: Samsung breaks new ground
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung and partners publicly verified candidate 6G antenna tech with Keysight involved in measurement/verification — reinforces KEYS’ role as a supplier to next‑gen wireless rollouts. Samsung verifies 6G candidate-band
• Positive Sentiment: Keysight launched the Infiniium XR8 oscilloscopes, targeting faster high‑speed digital validation and compliance — expands product revenue opportunities in semiconductor and communications test. Keysight Introduces Infiniium XR8
• Positive Sentiment: New software/AI trends in network testing: industry reporting on agentic‑AI offerings for network test automation signals a structural tailwind for vendors in the test ecosystem (beneficial for Keysight’s network and wireless test portfolio). Keysight’s Spirent unveils agentic AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight is promoting tools for complex 3D chiplet/interconnect design — a niche growth area that supports longer‑term semiconductor test demand but is less likely to move near‑term revenue materially. Keysight’s 3D Interconnect Designer
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/earnings previews expect year‑over‑year revenue growth for fiscal Q1; investors will watch the upcoming report and management commentary for bookings and segment trends that could sustain the rally. KEYS Set to Report Q1 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst coverage summaries are mixed; pay attention to any updates to price targets or margin forecasts after the quarterly release. Are Wall Street analysts predicting KEYS will climb or sink?

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $243.59 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.81, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $248.00. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $216.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $190.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 132,361 shares in the company, valued at $25,998,347.62. The trade was a 8.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $285,743,000 after purchasing an additional 1,371,488 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $246,051,000 after buying an additional 1,361,969 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $208,891,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $212,979,000 after buying an additional 1,037,083 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.