Elevatus Welath Management purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 15,483 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,146,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $51,000. 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: Street bullishness: a recent price‑target lift (reported broadly) signals stronger analyst conviction on growth and supports upside to the stock’s valuation. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) price target increased by 34.51% to 308.18
- Positive Sentiment: Manufacturing expansion: Keysight is starting test‑equipment manufacturing in Chennai, India — a move that can lower costs, improve supply resilience and help win business in semiconductors, defense and global customers. Taiwan-based Keysight launches local manufacturing in India, accelerating global innovation
- Positive Sentiment: Demand and product momentum: recent coverage highlights new test solutions (automotive Ethernet, AI/HPC interconnects) and growing secular demand in automotive, AI and data‑center testing — supportive for revenue growth and margin leverage. How The Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Story Is Evolving With New Growth Drivers And Valuation Views
- Positive Sentiment: Talent / long‑term demand: Keysight launched hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities, which can deepen the customer pipeline and create long‑term equipment demand. Keysight launches new hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst notes and valuation context: analysts are debating how much of the AI/defense tailwinds are already priced in; several firms have raised targets but valuation (high P/E) remains a focus for debate. How The Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Story Is Evolving With New Growth Drivers And Valuation Views
- Neutral Sentiment: Trading context: volume is below average and the shares sit near the 12‑month high — this can make intraday moves less liquid and amplify reactions to news.
- Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling: CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold ~1,667 shares (~$500k); the CFO and an SVP also disclosed sizable sales the same week. While insiders remain large holders, clustered sales are prompting short‑term concern and likely added selling pressure. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) CEO Sells $500,100.00 in Stock
- Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking risk: after a sizable run toward the year high and with a rich P/E, some investors appear to be trimming positions, which is consistent with the observed downward move.
Analyst Ratings Changes
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Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 41,223 shares of company stock valued at $11,716,951. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.
Keysight Technologies Stock Performance
KEYS opened at $278.92 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $317.00. The stock has a market cap of $47.84 billion, a PE ratio of 50.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.12. The business’s 50 day moving average is $257.27 and its 200-day moving average is $211.36. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.82 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.
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.
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