What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for KEYS FY2025 Earnings?

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $6.16 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.12. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ FY2027 earnings at $8.33 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.1 %

KEYS opened at $143.98 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $149.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $186.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 97.8% in the first quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 182 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 241.8% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 270 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,834,765. This represents a 3.06 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.61% 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.