Q3 EPS Forecast for Keysight Technologies Cut by Analyst

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $1.87 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.92. The consensus estimate for Keysight Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Keysight Technologies’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.09 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.35 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $156.47 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The business has a fifty day moving average of $166.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $162.29. The stock has a market cap of $27.04 billion, a PE ratio of 44.71, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 9,994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,588,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $727,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 31.7% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,853 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $294,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 21.1% during the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 25,478 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,049,000 after buying an additional 4,432 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 432.8% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,460 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $232,000 after buying an additional 1,186 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.