Q4 2024 EPS Estimates for Keysight Technologies, Inc. Cut by Analyst (NYSE:KEYS)

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2024 EPS estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued on Monday, June 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $1.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.49. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $5.25 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.57 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on KEYS. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Citigroup raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $157.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $195.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $141.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.33.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $135.98 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $118.57 and a 52-week high of $172.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.99. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $146.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $150.93. The stock has a market cap of $23.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.63, a PEG ratio of 4.77 and a beta of 1.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.70% and a return on equity of 23.79%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total transaction of $657,384.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 29,156 shares in the company, valued at $4,457,369.28. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total value of $657,384.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 29,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,457,369.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Kevin A. Stephens acquired 460 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $143.35 per share, for a total transaction of $65,941.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 7,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,101,071.35. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 36,531 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,833,000 after acquiring an additional 3,503 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 361,858 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $47,877,000 after acquiring an additional 1,643 shares during the period. First National Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $224,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 233.7% in the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 568 shares during the period. Finally, Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 163.0% in the 3rd quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. now owns 3,124 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $413,000 after buying an additional 1,936 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% 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.