Keysight Technologies (KEYS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) will likely be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, February 18th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.62 per share and revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter. Investors interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $177.32 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $30.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.66, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average is $167.73 and its 200 day moving average is $157.05. Keysight Technologies has a 12-month low of $119.72 and a 12-month high of $180.26. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total transaction of $60,126.50. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,027.80. This represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last ninety days. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.