Keysight Technologies Inc [KEYS] Stock trading around $157.81 per share: What’s Next?

Keysight Technologies Inc [NYSE: KEYS] stock went on an upward path that rose over 13.88% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 24.00%.

Over the last 12 months, KEYS stock rose by 21.78%. The one-year Keysight Technologies Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 5.85. The average equity rating for KEYS stock is currently 1.86, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

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The market cap for the stock reached $27.54 billion, with 174.60 million shares outstanding and 172.86 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.32M shares, KEYS stock reached a trading volume of 4380005 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Guru’s Opinion on Keysight Technologies Inc [KEYS]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KEYS shares is $167.61 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KEYS stock is a recommendation set at 1.86. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Vertical Research have made an estimate for Keysight Technologies Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on July 23, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, JP Morgan dropped their target price from $184 to $170. The new note on the price target was released on February 15, 2024, representing the official price target for Keysight Technologies Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $165, while Morgan Stanley analysts kept a Overweight rating on KEYS stock. On September 05, 2023, analysts increased their price target for KEYS shares from 146 to 164.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Keysight Technologies Inc is set at 4.82, with the Price to Sales ratio for KEYS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 5.51. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.24, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 9.35. Price to Free Cash Flow for KEYS in the course of the last twelve months was 30.04 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.52.

KEYS Stock Performance Analysis:

Keysight Technologies Inc [KEYS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 24.00. With this latest performance, KEYS shares gained by 13.39% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 9.56% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 21.78% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for KEYS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 74.20, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 82.99, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 68.18 for Keysight Technologies Inc [KEYS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 135.77, while it was recorded at 140.57 for the last single week of trading, and 145.62 for the last 200 days.

Insight into Keysight Technologies Inc Fundamentals:

Keysight Technologies Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.52 and a Current Ratio set at 2.05.

KEYS Stock EPS

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Keysight Technologies Inc posted 1.99/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.87/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.12. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for KEYS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Keysight Technologies Inc go to -3.40%.

Keysight Technologies Inc [KEYS] Institutonal Ownership Details

There are presently around $89.54%, or 90.05%% of KEYS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of KEYS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 20.54 million shares, which is approximately 11.806%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 17.18 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.35 billion in KEYS stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.15 billion in KEYS stock with ownership which is approximately 4.8161%.