6,200 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Acquired by Rakuten Investment Management Inc.

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 6,200 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,085,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $219.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $212.77 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.56 billion, a PE ratio of 43.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $203.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $180.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $220.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.