What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for KEYS FY2025 Earnings?

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Keysight Technologies in a report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $6.08 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.07. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.24 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on KEYS. Bank of America boosted their price target on 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 increased their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded up $0.47 during trading on Thursday, hitting $160.68. 90,721 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,200,948. 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $161.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $148.97. The firm has a market cap of $27.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.00. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $175.39.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $221,000. &PARTNERS acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth $620,000. Diversified LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.6% in the second quarter. Diversified LLC now owns 2,259 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares during the period. Mcrae Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Mcrae Capital Management Inc. now owns 111,926 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $15,306,000 after purchasing an additional 5,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family Firm Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $828,027.80. This represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 595 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.30, for a total transaction of $101,923.50. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 35,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,151,725.60. The trade was a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 27,063 shares of company stock valued at $4,603,201 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.60% 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.