At the time of writing, Keysight Technologies Inc [KEYS] stock is trading at $165.06, up 1.49%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KEYS shares have gain 12.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.56%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Keysight Technologies Inc [NYSE: KEYS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 16, 2024, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $200 from $170. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight on November 04, 2024, and elevated its price target to $180. On July 23, 2024, Vertical Research initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $175 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $170 on February 15, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $165 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 15, 2023. Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on September 05, 2023, and upped its price target to $164. In a note dated August 18, 2023, Barclays downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $204 to $144.
For the past year, the stock price of Keysight Technologies Inc fluctuated between $119.72 and $186.20. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $182.36 within the next 12 months. Keysight Technologies Inc [NYSE: KEYS] shares were valued at $165.06 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.48% based on the average KEYS price forecast.
Analyzing the KEYS fundamentals
According to Keysight Technologies Inc [NYSE:KEYS], the company’s sales were 5.02B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.10% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.62% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.39.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 163.35 points at the first support level, and at 161.64 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 166.37, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 167.67.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Keysight Technologies Inc [NYSE:KEYS] has a current ratio of 2.93. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.11, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.68, the price to book ratio is 5.51 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 47.27.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Dougherty Neil, EVP and CFO, that happened on Mar 27 ’25 when 3632.0 shares were sold. EVP and CFO, Dougherty Neil completed a deal on Mar 27 ’25 to sell 3632.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Dougherty Neil bought 3632.0 shares on Mar 27 ’25.
