Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for KEYS FY2027 Earnings

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $8.75 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $8.76. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.43 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on KEYS. Barclays lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. 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. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $159.85 on Friday. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $175.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market capitalization of $27.68 billion, a PE ratio of 45.67, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $161.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $149.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the firm’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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares of the company’s stock, 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 have sold 27,063 shares of company stock valued at $4,603,201 in the last three months. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.