Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is expected to be posting its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 18th. Analysts expect Keysight Technologies to post earnings of $1.62 per share and revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter. Investors interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $177.32 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $167.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $157.05. The stock has a market cap of $30.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $180.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.80.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. This represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.