Keysight Technologies (<a>NYSE:KEYS</a> – <a>Get Free Report</a>) and Aehr Test Systems (<a>NASDAQ:AEHR</a> – <a>Get Free Report</a>) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. \n\nProfitability\n\nThis table compares Keysight Technologies and Aehr Test Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.\n\n<table><tbody><tr><td>Net Margins</td><td>Return on Equity</td><td>Return on Assets</td></tr><tr><td>Keysight Technologies</td><td>14.50%</td><td>19.65%</td><td>10.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Aehr Test Systems</td><td>-6.63%</td><td>-0.15%</td><td>-0.13%</td></tr></tbody></table>\n\nVolatility and Risk\n\nKeysight Technologies has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&amp;P 500. Comparatively, Aehr Test Systems has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&amp;P 500. \n\nInstitutional and Insider Ownership\n\n84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Aehr Test Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. \n\nValuation &amp; Earnings\n\nThis table compares Keysight Technologies and Aehr Test Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.\n\n<table><tbody><tr><td>Gross Revenue</td><td>Price/Sales Ratio</td><td>Net Income</td><td>Earnings Per Share</td><td>Price/Earnings Ratio</td></tr><tr><td>Keysight Technologies</td><td>$4.98 billion</td><td>5.61</td><td>$614.00 million</td><td>$4.26</td><td>38.13</td></tr><tr><td>Aehr Test Systems</td><td>$58.97 million</td><td>7.61</td><td>-$3.91 million</td><td>($0.13)</td><td>-115.92</td></tr></tbody></table>\n\nKeysight Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Aehr Test Systems. Aehr Test Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. \n\nAnalyst Ratings\n\nThis is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Keysight Technologies and Aehr Test Systems, as provided by MarketBeat. \n\n<table><tbody><tr><td>Sell Ratings</td><td>Hold Ratings</td><td>Buy Ratings</td><td>Strong Buy Ratings</td><td>Rating Score</td></tr><tr><td>Keysight Technologies</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>2.78</td></tr><tr><td>Aehr Test Systems</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.00</td></tr></tbody></table>\n\nKeysight Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $185.56, suggesting a potential upside of 14.24%. Given Keysight Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Keysight Technologies is more favorable than Aehr Test Systems.\n\nSummary\n\nKeysight Technologies beats Aehr Test Systems on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.\n\nAbout Keysight Technologies\n\nKeysight Technologies, Inc. provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group. It offers electronic design automation (EDA) software; instrument measurement software, instrument workflow software, and software testing; digital multimeter, phase noise measurement, power meters and power sensors, counters, LCR meters and impedance measurement products, and electrometers; and spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers and exercisers, bit error ratio testers, noise figure analyzers, AC and DC power analyzers, materials test equipment, device current waveform analyzers, and curve tracers. The company also provides waveform and function generators, arbitrary waveform generators, DC power supplies, and DC electronic loads; wireless drive test, radio access and core network test, wireless analyzers, wireless network emulators, and over-the-air test; application and threat intelligence, cloud test, cyber training simulator, network test hardware, synthetic traffic generators, protocol and load test, network security test, and network modeling; bypass switches, clock synchronization, cloud visibility, network and application monitoring, network packet brokers, and network taps; and application-specific test systems, photonic test and measurement products, and MMIC millimeter-wave and microwave devices. In addition, it offers product support, technical support, installation, training, engineering, and integration services. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, resellers, and manufacturer's representatives. Keysight Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, California.\n\nAbout Aehr Test Systems\n\nAehr Test Systems provides test solutions for testing, burning-in, and semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die, and package part form, and installed systems worldwide. Its product portfolio includes FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems that are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize range of devices, including silicon carbide-based and other power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones, tablets and other computing devices, memory semiconductors, processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and integrated optical devices. The company also offers FOX-CP system, a low-cost single-wafer compact test solution for logic, memory, and photonic devices; FOX WaferPak Contactor, a full wafer contactor capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables integrated circuit manufacturers to perform test, burn-in, and stabilization of full wafers on the FOX-P systems. In addition, it provides FOX DiePak Carrier, a reusable temporary package that enables IC manufacturers to perform final test and burn-in of bare die and modules; and FOX DiePak Loader. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

Analyzing Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) & Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

The article compares Keysight Technologies and Aehr Test Systems based on financial metrics including profitability, volatility, institutional ownership, valuation, and analyst ratings. Keysight outperforms Aehr on 11 of 14 factors, with stronger revenue, earnings, and analyst recommendations.