Keysight Technologies Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

Keysight Technologies is progressing with regulatory clearances for its all-cash acquisition of Spirent Communications. The company has initiated a process to divest Spirent's high-speed ethernet and network security business lines through a competitive auction. Spirent's shareholders approved the transaction on May 22, 2024. The acquisition has received conditional authorization from the French Ministry for the Economy, approvals from German Federal Ministry and UK's Chancellor. The company has filed for SAMR clearance in China on November 25, 2024. The transaction is expected to complete during the first half of Keysight's fiscal 2025, ending April 30, 2025.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has announced its participation in two upcoming investor conferences. CFO Neil Dougherty will represent the company at the Wells Fargo 8th Annual TMT Summit on December 4, 2024, at 2:15 p.m. PT, and the Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference on December 11, 2024, at 10:25 a.m. PT. Both events will feature fireside chats that will be available via live audio webcast on Keysight's investor website, with replays accessible for 90 days after the events.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has partnered with Instrumentix to launch an integrated trading analytics platform for financial markets. The collaboration combines Instrumentix's xMetrics flow monitoring software with Keysight's market-data monitoring capabilities, offering comprehensive trade visibility through optical taps, high-speed packet brokers, multicast gap detection, and time synchronization. The integrated solution provides real-time monitoring via a unified dashboard, helping financial institutions optimize trade execution and resolve performance issues quickly. The platform can be deployed as standalone software or integrated with Keysight's Vision 400 Network Packet Brokers, supporting up to 400Gbps of line-rate market data feeds.

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) reported Q4 FY2024 results with revenue of $1.29 billion, slightly below last year's $1.31 billion. The company posted a GAAP net loss of $73 million due to a $315 million tax expense related to a new Singapore tax incentive. Q4 non-GAAP net income was $288 million. For full FY2024, revenue decreased to $4.98 billion from $5.46 billion in FY2023. The Communications Solutions Group revenue remained flat, while Electronic Industrial Solutions Group revenue declined 6%. For Q1 FY2025, Keysight expects revenue between $1.265-1.285 billion with non-GAAP EPS of $1.65-1.71.

Spectra7 and Keysight announced a joint demonstration of 800Gbps Active Copper Interconnects (ACCs) testing at SC24, the International Conference for High Performance Computing. The demo will showcase Spectra7's GC1122 silicon in 800G OSFP and QSFP-DD ACC interconnects operating with the Keysight AresONE-M 800GE Layer 1-3 Test System. The collaboration aims to validate robust performance testing for AI infrastructure, with Spectra7's GaugeChanger™ technology offering advantages in power, latency, and cost compared to competing Active Electrical Cables and Active Optical Cables.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has launched its new Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software portfolio, leveraging AI and machine learning to transform electronic design processes. The EDA 2025 software suite features Python integration and focuses on accelerating RF device modeling, reducing modeling time from days to hours. The software includes enhanced capabilities for RF Circuit Design, High-speed Digital Design, and Device Modeling, with AI-enhanced workflows enabling faster simulation-to-verification processes. Key improvements include 10X faster model re-centering time and streamlined automation for complex RF and chiplet products development.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has reached an agreement to provide electronic design automation (EDA) software to six of eight hubs in the Microelectronics Commons, a $2 billion, four-year U.S. initiative under the CHIPS Act. The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) led the centralization of EDA infrastructure through the Cross Hub Enablement Solution Working Group. Hub members will gain access to Keysight's EDA software, design data/IP management tools, and test applications. The collaboration aims to bridge the gap from lab-to-fab, supporting domestic microelectronics hardware prototyping and workforce development.

Keysight Technologies has enabled Samsung Electronics to validate FiRa® 2.0 secure test cases on its Exynos Connect U100 chipset using Keysight's Ultra-Wideband (UWB) testing solution. The solution ensures optimal RF performance, precise positioning through automated ToF and AoA tests, and improved security through FiRa 2.0 Technical and Test Specifications compliance. UWB technology provides better precision, reliability, security, and power consumption in short-range, high-bandwidth communications. The collaboration aims to enhance the security and reliability of UWB devices while accelerating manufacturing processes.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS) has expanded its FieldFox handheld signal analyzers to support frequencies up to 170 GHz, thanks to a collaboration with Virginia Diodes Inc. (VDI). This enhancement enables precise millimeter-wave (mmWave) signal analysis and generation, important for 5G, 6G, aerospace, defense, and automotive radar applications. The portable solution, which weighs less than 4 kg, offers cost efficiency by reducing expenses by half compared to traditional methods. The FieldFox analyzers, paired with VDI's PSAX frequency extenders, provide expanded frequency coverage, optimized performance, and convenient in-field testing. This innovation will be showcased at electronica 2024 from November 12-15.