Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS) earnings on May 19, 2026
More Keysight Technologies, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
The stock jumped as much as 11% after the earnings report, but then fell and ended the day slightly lower.
KEYS price around the earnings
342.02
Change: -0.6%
2026-05-20, 19:59 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
- Thesis published
Positive momentum, but upside potential is limited.
Keysight Technologies shows strong upward momentum and positive analyst sentiment with multiple upgrades. However, the wide dispersion in price targets and increasing retail interest suggest caution may be warranted.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Positive momentum, but the scenario is modestly optimistic.
- Reasoning
- Keysight Technologies shows strong upward momentum and positive analyst sentiment with multiple upgrades. However, the wide dispersion in price targets and increasing retail interest point to a mixed scenario.
- Playbook
- The mixed contexts suggest a measured approach may be appropriate.
- Trend
- Steady uptrend; momentum still positive.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Positive
Several analysts have upgraded the stock, with one even setting a significantly higher price target. However, the average target price is close to the current stock price.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.75
- Analysts covering the stock
- 13
- Average price target
- 323
- Lowest price target
- 220
- Highest price target
- 384
- Upside to price target
- -5.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 66.3%
- Revenue growth
- 23.3%
- Forward EPS
- 10.36
- Trailing EPS
- 5.69
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 8
- Strong buy: 2
- Buy: 7
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 1
- Strong buy
- 2
- Buy
- 7
- Hold
- 2
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 1
- May 18, 2026 · Susquehanna: Maintains rating (Positive → Positive)
- May 15, 2026 · Baird: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- May 15, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
- April 16, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- April 14, 2026 · Goldman Sachs: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- March 31, 2026 · Truist Securities: Initiates coverage (Hold)
- March 30, 2026 · Baird: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- March 23, 2026 · Citigroup: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Negative
There is a wide range in analyst price targets, signaling disagreement on the stock's future value. The average upside potential is limited, reducing the attractiveness for quick gains.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (3)
- Susquehanna Maintains Positive on Keysight Techs, Raises Price Target to $415 — Benzinga
- Baird Maintains Outperform on Keysight Techs, Raises Price Target to $375 — Benzinga
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Keysight Techs, Raises Price Target to $305 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Positive
The stock has shown strong relative strength compared to the market over the past month. It is nearing a key resistance level, with the scenario remaining optimistic.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 3.3%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -8.1%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +2.2%
- 30-day change (30d)
- +15.9%
- 30-day relative strength
- +15.9%
- Benchmark change (0d)
- +0.0%
- Nearest support
- 338.67
- Nearest resistance
- 343.35
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 1.13
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- -1.1%
- February 23, 2026: actual EPS 2.17 vs estimate 2 (surprise +8.8%)
- November 24, 2025: actual EPS 1.91 vs estimate 1.85 (surprise +3.0%)
- August 19, 2025: actual EPS 1.1 vs estimate 1.36 (surprise -19.3%)
- May 20, 2025: actual EPS 1.7 vs estimate 1.65 (surprise +3.3%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company has a good history of exceeding earnings expectations. Recent quarterly results showed solid positive surprises, supporting the continuation of this trend.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 6.7%
- 75th percentile move
- 9.4%
- 90th percentile move
- 13.9%
- Up / down moves
- 10 / 9
- Average up move
- +7.7%
- Average down move
- -6.5%
Monitoring and close
What Keysight Technologies, Inc. reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
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How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Partial
- Consolidated
- -0.6%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 11.4%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 4.1%