Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Releases Q1 Earnings Guidance

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.65-$1.71 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.57. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.265-$1.285 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.24 billion. Keysight Technologies also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.650-1.710 EPS.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 8.8 %

NYSE:KEYS opened at $165.48 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $155.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $146.10. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $168.46. The company has a market cap of $28.72 billion, a PE ratio of 47.28, a PEG ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.05.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.22. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 12.32% and a return on equity of 19.34%. The company had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.04 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies will post 6.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. 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 report on Wednesday. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.30.

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.