Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Updates Q1 Earnings Guidance

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.65-$1.71 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.57. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.265-$1.285 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.24 billion. Keysight Technologies also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.650-1.710 EPS.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $165.48 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $168.46. The firm has a market cap of $28.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.28, a PEG ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $155.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $146.10.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.22. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 12.32% and a return on equity of 19.34%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.04 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies will post 6.18 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.30.

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.