Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS)Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Santa Rosa, United States | NYSE
319.97 USD
-5.85
(-1.795%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 319.97 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:50 a.m. EDT
The core story here is a disconnect between exceptional business execution and short-term technical weakness. Fundamentally, this company is firing on all cylinders with revenue growth exceeding 36 percent and earnings doubling year-over-year. The balance sheet is fortress-like, generating nearly two billion dollars in free cash flow while maintaining a clean capital structure. This quality supports a long-term rating of 4.5 stars, as the growth trajectory and profitability metrics are rare in the sector. However, the short-term chart tells a different tale. The stock has retraced significantly from its August highs, dropping below the 50-day moving average and testing the 200-day support. While the 200-day line remains intact, the immediate momentum is negative, warranting a cautious 2-star short-term outlook. The options market is split; bulls are buying calls at higher strikes hoping for a recovery, while bears are hedging at lower levels. Until the price stabilizes above the 50-day average, the technicals suggest a pause rather than a breakout. Investors should view the current dip as a potential accumulation opportunity given the massive analyst upside, but patience is required for the short-term trend to turn. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.070029 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092972 |
| AutoETS | 0.098930 |
| MSTL | 0.101280 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 0.68 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.278 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.11 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 41.79 |
| Revenue per Share | 38.435 |
| Market Cap | 54,490,890,240 |
| Trailing P/E | 44.07 |
| Forward P/E | 23.44 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Profit Margins | 19.14% |
| Website | https://www.keysight.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound. Call buyers are aggressively targeting the 330 to 480 strike range, indicating a bullish bias on upside momentum. Conversely, put writers and buyers have established heavy option walls at the 270 to 300 support levels, suggesting a hedge against further downside. Implied volatility remains elevated across the board, reflecting uncertainty around the immediate price path.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.9892545 |
| Address1 | 1,400 Fountaingrove Parkway |
| All Time High | 374.963 |
| All Time Low | 21.071 |
| Ask | 319.45 |
| Ask Size | 40 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,836,610 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,465,935 |
| Average Volume | 1,465,935 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,836,610 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
| Bid | 319.67 |
| Bid Size | 120 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 37.076 |
| 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 | 319.97 |
| Current Ratio | 2.024 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 325.8553 |
| Day Low | 318.05 |
| Debt To Equity | 41.79 |
| Display Name | Keysight |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,083,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,083,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.091 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.079 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,083,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,550,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,550,400 |
| Ebitda | 1,788,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.27165002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 30.555 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.3 |
| Enterprise Value | 54,631,890,944 |
| Eps Current Year | 11.49984 |
| Eps Forward | 13.64991 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.26 |
| 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 | 330.4838 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -10.513794 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.031813342 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 98.925446 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 374.963 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -54.99301 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1466625 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 158.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 161.18001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0150514 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 158.79 - 374.963 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,413,811,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 169,160,693 |
| Forward Eps | 13.64991 |
| Forward P E | 23.441181 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,923,374,976 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 16,800 |
| Fullday Change | -5.85001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.79547 |
| Fullday Price | 319.97 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.64692 |
| Gross Profits | 4,257,999,872 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0058099995 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.92359 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 170,300,000 |
| Industry | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Disp | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Industry Key | scientific-technical-instruments |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| 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 | 54,490,890,240 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_247017859 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,785,456,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,279,000,064 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 55,487,146,000 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 324.41 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,604,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.24972999 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.63 |
| Phone | 800 829 4444 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 319.97 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 325.82 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 27.823866 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 8.630111 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.278774 |
| Profit Margins | 0.19143 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.406 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.58333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -5.85001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.79547 |
| Regular Market Day High | 325.8553 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 318.05 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 318.05 - 325.8553 |
| Regular Market Open | 324.41 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 325.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 319.97 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,195,517 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07725 |
| Return On Equity | 0.20897 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.365 |
| Revenue Per Share | 38.435 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 170,300,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0173 |
| Shares Short | 2,944,319 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,132,673 |
| Short Name | Keysight Technologies Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0198 |
| Short Ratio | 2.62 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | KEYS |
| Target High Price | 452.0 |
| Target Low Price | 350.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 415.08334 |
| Target Median Price | 417.5 |
| Total Cash | 2,604,999,936 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 15.297 |
| Total Debt | 2,745,999,872 |
| Total Revenue | 6,582,000,128 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.26 |
| Trailing P E | 44.073 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.6461 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 284.26144 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 35.708557 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.12561871 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,195,517 |
| Website | https://www.keysight.com |
| Zip | 95,403-1738 |