Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE: KEYS)’s stock price has plunge by -0.80relation to previous closing price of 156.40. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.01% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-27 that Keysight introduces an advanced solution to streamline the validation process of high-speed data center interconnects.
Is It Worth Investing in Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE: KEYS) Right Now?
Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE: KEYS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 44.43x compared to its average ratio. KEYS has 36-month beta value of 1.11. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KEYS is 171.64M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.19% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KEYS on March 28, 2025 was 1.00M shares.
KEYS’s Market Performance
KEYS’s stock has seen a 0.01% increase for the week, with a -3.25% drop in the past month and a -4.65% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.59% for Keysight Technologies Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.45% for KEYS’s stock, with a 0.28% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KEYS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KEYS stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for KEYS by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for KEYS in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $200 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KEYS reach a price target of $180, previously predicting the price at $158. The rating they have provided for KEYS stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on November 04th, 2024.
Vertical Research gave a rating of “Buy” to KEYS, setting the target price at $175 in the report published on July 23rd of the previous year.
KEYS Trading at -6.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KEYS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.96%, as shares sank -1.93% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.55% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KEYS rose by +0.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $154.46. In addition, Keysight Technologies Inc saw -3.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KEYS starting from Dougherty Neil, who proposed sale 3,632 shares at the price of $155.00 back on Mar 27 ’25. After this action, Dougherty Neil now owns shares of Keysight Technologies Inc, valued at $562,960 using the latest closing price.
WALLACE Mark ADAM, the SVP of Keysight Technologies Inc, sale 6,000 shares at $161.79 during a trade that took place back on Dec 30 ’24, which means that WALLACE Mark ADAM is holding 85,829 shares at $970,770 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KEYS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.62 for the gross margin
The net margin for Keysight Technologies Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 12.22, with 6.62 for asset returns.
Based on Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.22 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.34. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.3for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.93.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
