Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for KEYS Q2 Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.11 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.41 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report 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 Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report 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 MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.2 %

KEYS stock opened at $155.16 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $161.95. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.81 billion, a PE ratio of 44.33, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 241.8% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 270 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the senior vice president now directly 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% 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.