4,115 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Acquired by Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd

Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 4,115 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $720,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Key Keysight Technologies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Keysight Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — multiple firms (Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo) raised ratings or targets following the quarter, adding buy-side momentum. Bank upgrades summary
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market demos at MWC strengthen positioning in strategic growth areas — Keysight will demonstrate NR‑NTN LEO mobility testing with Samsung, supporting satellite‑to‑mobile deployments and expanding addressable markets in NTN/LEO communications. Keysight + Samsung NR‑NTN LEO demo
• Positive Sentiment: MWC demos of AI‑driven RAN and pre‑6G work underline product leadership — Keysight joins Northeastern, SoftBank and zTouch to show LTM‑powered autonomous agentic AI‑RAN, and is collaborating with Ericsson on pre‑6G interoperability validation, highlighting wins in AI/6G test stacks. AI‑RAN demo at MWC
• Positive Sentiment: Broader MWC/innovation messaging — Keysight is showcasing AI‑driven wireless and 6G readiness and positioning its test & measurement products as key infrastructure for AI/data‑center and next‑gen wireless buildouts. Keysight MWC showcase
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/security tie‑ups: Keysight to OEM Cybeats’ SBOM platform for software supply‑chain security — strategically relevant, but likely modest near‑term revenue impact. Cybeats partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Profile piece noting Keysight’s role in benchmarks/Russell 1000 — useful for narrative but not a discrete catalyst. Kalkine profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider transaction: an SVP sold 2,000 shares (disclosed filing) — a routine disclosure to monitor but not a major red flag given scale. Insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/watch‑out: some newer price targets (and a Citigroup note) imply limited upside or even modest downside versus the current level — this concentration of targets near today’s price can encourage profit‑taking after the recent rally. Citigroup/Benzinga note

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $220.00 to $282.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. The trade was a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 132,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,998,347.62. This trade represents a 8.65% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 50,784 shares of company stock worth $10,410,697 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $306.07 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $52.50 billion, a PE ratio of 55.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50 day moving average of $223.30 and a 200-day moving average of $193.34. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $311.81.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.82 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Keysight Technologies 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.