Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

by · The Cerbat Gem

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.650-1.710 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.570. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion-$1.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.3 billion. Keysight Technologies also updated its Q1 guidance to $1.65-$1.71 EPS.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $152.16 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $166.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 2.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $155.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $145.97. The company has a market cap of $26.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.26, a PEG ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.98.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.01% and a net margin of 18.24%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.04 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 5.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Vertical Research initiated coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $176.30.

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Insider Activity

In related news, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,632 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.00, for a total transaction of $254,592.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 42,160 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,576,960. The trade was a 3.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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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.

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