Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for KEYS Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $1.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.09 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.35 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 3.1 %

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $150.40 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $166.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $162.27. 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.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 9,994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,588,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $727,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 31.7% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,853 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.1% during the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 25,478 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,049,000 after purchasing an additional 4,432 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 432.8% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,460 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 1,186 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.