Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS)Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Santa Rosa, United States | NYSE
334.34 USD
+4.38
(1.327%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 334.15 -0.19 (-0.190%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:37 p.m. EDT
Keysight (KEYS) represents a classic 'Opportunity with a Guardrail.' The technicals are compelling: a resumption of the multi-year uptrend, trading well above the 50-day average and recovering significantly from the lows, with a PEG ratio of 1.96 reflecting a return to growth mode. The strong bullish analyst consensus and price target upgrades validate the fundamental upgrade in the defense/space sector. However, the balance sheet (negative cash flow from operations vs. high gross debt) and the lack of dividends mean this is purely a growth story. The options market is telling an interesting story of disagreement: short-term capital is betting on a continuation of the 20%+ gains seen recently, but the heavy long-dated put positioning at the $200 support suggests professional money is treating this as a 'buy the dip' trade with an aggressive stop-loss, not a blind momentum play. For a multi-year hold, the earnings growth (68%) and sector tailwinds make it a solid Buy (4 stars), provided the trader can stomach the volatility around the current price target. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.177298 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.233018 |
| AutoETS | 0.233020 |
| MSTL | 0.235050 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 7.82 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.146 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 44.674 |
| Revenue per Share | 33.054 |
| Market Cap | 57,345,249,280 |
| Trailing P/E | 58.86 |
| Forward P/E | 32.35 |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| Profit Margins | 16.95% |
| Website | https://www.keysight.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:37 p.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a cautious but slightly bullish near-term bias. In the May and June expirations, there is a heavy concentration of Open Interest (OI) at the 310/330 strikes for both calls and puts (approx. 10% of daily volume in some contexts), creating a narrow long-gamified range. However, significant volume is spiking into OTM calls at the 360/370 and 400 strikes, suggesting traders are hedging upside or positioning for a breakout above current levels. A distinct divergence appears in the August expiration: while aggressive buying is seen in calls (Volume > OI at 280), massive volume spiking into OTM puts (2.0k volume vs 148 OI at strike 200) suggests a significant long-term hedge or protection strategy is being deployed by investors who acknowledge valuation risk (~6% upside from 330 to 360, but higher risk of deep correction). The implied volatility skew is elevated for OTM deep strikes (150-200), reinforcing the idea of a 'lottery ticket' sentiment on the downside while speculators bet on upside continuation in the near term.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.5351834 |
| Address1 | 1,400 Fountaingrove Parkway |
| All Time High | 338.0 |
| All Time Low | 21.071 |
| Ask | 370.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,029,020 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,480,632 |
| Average Volume | 1,480,632 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,029,020 |
| Beta | 1.152 |
| Bid | 334.0 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 36.181 |
| City | Santa Rosa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 334.34 |
| Current Ratio | 2.604 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 338.0 |
| Day Low | 331.03 |
| Debt To Equity | 44.674 |
| Display Name | Keysight |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,771,882,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,771,882,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.68 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.663 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,771,880,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,220,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,220,800 |
| Ebitda | 1,286,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.22653 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 45.05 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 10.205 |
| Enterprise Value | 57,934,143,488 |
| Eps Current Year | 8.90973 |
| Eps Forward | 10.33407 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.68 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 800 829 4433 |
| Fifty Day Average | 282.8142 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 51.525787 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.18218952 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 153.51834 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 338.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.6600037 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.010828413 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 129.878 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 204.46199 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5742619 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 129.878 - 338.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,413,811,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 170,459,760 |
| Forward Eps | 10.33407 |
| Forward P E | 32.353176 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,077,250,048 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 16,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.61864 |
| Gross Profits | 3,512,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0059100003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.93915004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 171,517,761 |
| Industry | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Disp | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Key | scientific-technical-instruments |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Long Business Summary | Keysight Technologies, Inc. provides electronic design and test solutions worldwide. The company operates through Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group segments. It offers electronic design and test software, instrumentation, systems, and related services used in the design, simulation, validation, manufacturing, installation, and optimization of communication systems in wireless, data center ecosystem, enterprise, and aerospace, defense, and government end markets. The company also develops and deploys communications products and services; and operates communications networks. In addition, it provides electronic design, test and simulation software, instrumentation, systems, computer-aided engineering solutions, and related services used in the design, simulation, validation, manufacturing, installation, and optimization of electronic equipment in the automotive and energy, semiconductor solutions, and general electronics industries. Further, the company offers product support; technical and application support for hardware, software, and solutions; and professional services, such as installation, training, engineering, optimization of equipment and solution adoption, utilization, and integration services. Additionally, it provides oscilloscopes; generators, sources and power supplies; software products; analyzers; wireless products; network test and security; modular instruments; meters; network visibility; and other products, as well as KeysightCare support plans, calibration, repair, technology refresh, test as a service, network/security, consulting, financial alternatives, education, software testing, support, managed, device vulnerability analysis, support portal, and used equipment services. Keysight Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, California. |
| Long Name | Keysight Technologies, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 57,345,249,280 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_247017859 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,769,817,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 981,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 57,340,144,178 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 331.03 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,472,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.16313 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.98 |
| Phone | 800 829 4444 |
| Post Market Change | -0.19000244 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.05682911 |
| Post Market Price | 334.15 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,041 |
| Previous Close | 329.96 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 37.52527 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 9.240762 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 10.10133 |
| Profit Margins | 0.16946 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.776 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.69231 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 4.38 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.32744 |
| Regular Market Day High | 338.0 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 331.03 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 331.03 - 338.0 |
| Regular Market Open | 331.03 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 329.96 |
| Regular Market Price | 334.34 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,066,632 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05816 |
| Return On Equity | 0.17222999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.233 |
| Revenue Per Share | 33.054 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 171,502,495 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0108 |
| Shares Short | 1,846,898 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,317,208 |
| Short Name | Keysight Technologies Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0123000005 |
| Short Ratio | 1.17 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | KEYS |
| Target High Price | 384.0 |
| Target Low Price | 220.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 315.15384 |
| Target Median Price | 320.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,177,999,872 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 12.7 |
| Total Debt | 2,772,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 5,677,000,192 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.68 |
| Trailing P E | 58.86268 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.9848 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 207.24725 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 127.09274 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.6132421 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,066,632 |
| Website | https://www.keysight.com |
| Zip | 95,403-1738 |