By Rob Otman
Keysight (NYSE: KEYS) is a midcap company that operates within the electronic equipment industry. Its market cap is $8 billion today, and the total one-year return is 27.06% for shareholders.
Keysight stock is beating the market, and it reports earnings tonight. But does that make it a good buy today? To answer this question, we’ve turned to the Investment U Stock Grader. Our Research Team built this system to diagnose the financial health of a company.
Our system looks at six key metrics…
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✗ Earnings-per-Share (EPS) Growth: Keysight reported a recent EPS growth rate of 72.97%. That’s below the electronic equipment industry average of 753.06%. That’s not a good sign. We like to see companies that have higher earnings growth.
✓ Price-to-Earnings (P/E): The average price-to-earnings ratio of the electronic equipment industry is 48.93. And Keysight’s ratio comes in at 19.44. It’s trading at a better value than many of its competitors.
✗ Debt-to-Equity: The debt-to-equity ratio for Keysight stock is 66.32. That’s above the electronic equipment industry average of 48.76. That’s not a good sign. Keysight’s debt levels should be lower.
✓ Free Cash Flow per Share Growth: Keysight’s FCF has been higher than that of its competitors over the last year. That’s good for investors. In general, if a company is growing its FCF, it will be able to pay down debt, buy back stock, pay out more in dividends and/or invest money back into the business to help boost growth. It’s one of our most important fundamental factors.
✓ Profit Margins: The profit margin of Keysight comes in at 15.01% today. And generally, the higher, the better. We also like to see this margin above that of its competitors. Keysight’s profit margin is above the electronic equipment average of 10.25%. So that’s a positive indicator for investors.
✓ Return on Equity: Return on equity gives us a look at the amount of net income returned to shareholders. The ROE for Keysight is 25.08%, and that’s above its industry average ROE of 14.4%.
Keysight stock passes four of our six key metrics today. That’s why our Investment U Stock Grader rates it as a Buy With Caution.
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