Q3 EPS Forecast for Keysight Technologies Lifted by Analyst

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Keysight Technologies in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $1.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ FY2025 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.3 %

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $183.40 on Monday. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $184.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.40, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $168.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $158.22.

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,410 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 2,118 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $340,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RMR Wealth Builders lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.