Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.08 EPS

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) issued its earnings results on Monday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08, Briefing.com reports. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.950-2.010 EPS.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS traded up $5.16 on Monday, hitting $177.87. 2,794,615 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,032,472. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.65, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $187.67. The business has a 50-day moving average of $173.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.83.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, November 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $215.00 price objective on the stock. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.00.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $188,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Ossiam grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Ossiam now owns 7,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,273,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.0% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 2,995 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $524,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.