Keysight Technologies (KEYS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is expected to release its earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, February 25th. Analysts expect Keysight Technologies to post earnings of $1.69 per share and revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter. Persons that wish to listen to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 5.2 %

NYSE:KEYS opened at $175.33 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.10, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $169.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $159.97.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of several research reports. Barclays upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $182.22.

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.