Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for KEYS FY2025 Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $6.08 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.07. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.24 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on KEYS. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.1 %

KEYS opened at $163.22 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $28.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.00. Keysight Technologies has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $175.39. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $162.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $149.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,267,113.04. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at $828,027.80. This trade represents a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 27,063 shares of company stock worth $4,603,201 over the last three months. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Keysight Technologies

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.