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

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 19.22% and a net margin of 12.32%. 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 Trading Down 0.9 %

Keysight Technologies stock traded down $1.48 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $171.99. 1,962,299 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 967,830. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The company has a market capitalization of $29.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.14, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $169.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 32,713 shares of company stock valued at $5,513,815 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.22.

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.