Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) to Post FY2026 Earnings of $7.82 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Keysight Technologies in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $7.82 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $7.81. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.40 per share.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.04. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 26.84% and a net margin of 18.14%. The firm had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.25 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.72 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Keysight Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $184.00 to $170.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 15th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $157.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $134.00 to $141.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $160.63.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $148.56 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $118.57 and a one year high of $172.72. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $153.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.26, a PEG ratio of 6.64 and a beta of 1.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.6% in the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 3,912,631 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $513,728,000 after buying an additional 136,818 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $395,789,000. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 105.5% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,383,143 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $379,134,000 after buying an additional 1,223,694 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,069,120 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $273,765,000 after purchasing an additional 102,420 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $303,444,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total transaction of $657,384.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 29,156 shares in the company, valued at $4,457,369.28. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.