Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.18 EPS

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.69 by ($0.18), Zacks reports. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 12.32% and a return on equity of 19.22%. Keysight Technologies updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.610-1.670 EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.610-1.670 EPS.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.9 %

NYSE:KEYS traded down $1.48 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $171.99. 1,962,015 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 967,554. The firm has a market cap of $29.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.14, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $169.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on KEYS shares. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.22.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 595 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.30, for a total value of $101,923.50. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 35,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,151,725.60. The trade was a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 32,713 shares of company stock worth $5,513,815. 0.61% of the stock is 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.