Electronic measurement provider Keysight (NYSE: KEYS) will be reporting results this Monday afternoon. Here’s what investors should know.
Keysight beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.42 billion, up 10.3% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with EPS guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and revenue guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Keysight’s revenue to grow 18.6% year on year, improving from the 3.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Keysight has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Keysight’s peers in the inspection instruments segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Viavi Solutions delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 36.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.1%, and Teledyne reported revenues up 7.3%, topping estimates by 2.5%. Viavi Solutions traded up 17.5% following the results while Teledyne was also up 9.8%.
Read our full analysis of Viavi Solutions’s results here and Teledyne’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the inspection instruments segment, with share prices up 6.7% on average over the last month. Keysight is up 14.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $226.46 (compared to the current share price of $243.31).
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