The stock of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) increased by $0.66 on Wednesday to $132.92, up 0.50 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,203,036 shares of common stock traded. 9 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$38.12. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,684,159, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 1,291,514.
KEYS stock dropped -17.48% since last month. On 08/18/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $125.89. The stock touched a high of $189.45 on 02/16/23, after rallying from a low of $125.89 in 52 weeks. The price of KEYS stock has declined by -22.30% or -$38.12 this year, reaching a new high 9 times. Still, the stock price is down -29.84% from the 52-week high.
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Insider Transactions
KEYS stock investors should be aware that Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 78 days ago on Jun 13. On Jun 13, SVP NARAYANAN KAILASH sold 500 shares at $165.00 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $82,500. On Jun 12, PAGE JOHN sold 20,000 shares at a price of US$163.81. After the transaction, the insider now owns 36,219 shares. SVP Gooi Soon Chai had earlier sold 29,139 shares on May 30 for $161.95 a share. The transaction was completed for $4,719,201.
Valuation Metrics
Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.18. Beta for the stock is 1.07. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.17, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 5.03, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 21.57.
Financial Health
For the three months ended July 30, Keysight Technologies Inc.’s quick ratio was 2.70, while its current ratio was 3.40, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending July 30 is 0.38, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.38. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 64.30% percent. Keysight Technologies Inc.’s EBITDA margin for the year ended July 30 was 28.71%, whereas its operating margin stood at 24.70% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $3.45 billion and revenue of $5.42 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. KEYS’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 14.00%. There was a 19.70% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 26.90%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Keysight Technologies Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended July 30. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.38 billion, while revenues rose by 9.49% to $1.44 billion. It was predicted that Keysight Technologies Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $2.19, but it ended up being $2.04, beating the consensus by 7.40%. EBITDA was $409.0 million for the quarter. At the end of Keysight Technologies Inc.’s most recent quarter ended July 30, its liabilities totaled 4.0 billion, while its total debt was $2.02 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $178.37 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Keysight Technologies Inc.’s (KEYS) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 30.75%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 76.94% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 17.14% and 12.83% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 3.71. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 22.46%, the RSI (14) reading is 28.06%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 1.59, and the 14-day reading is at -6.82.
Analyst Ratings
Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) was downgraded by Barclays to a an Equal weight rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a an Overweight. Analysts have assigned Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS) an Overweight rating. KEYS is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 4 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 1 analyst. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 3 rates it overweight and 8 others recommend it as a buy.
What is KEYS’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $142.00 and $208.00, with a median target price of $163.50. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS) is $168.36.
