JPMorgan Chase & Co. Sells 173,404 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 934,251 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 173,404 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $163,426,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,326,774 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,494,605,000 after purchasing an additional 357,263 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,306,577,000 after purchasing an additional 55,358 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 10.5% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $771,359,000 after purchasing an additional 446,123 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after buying an additional 40,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $316,690,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $243.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $224.09.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $243.59 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $216.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $190.02. The stock has a market cap of $41.78 billion, a PE ratio of 49.81, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $248.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 128,131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,090,737.33. The trade was a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight is a named partner in recent 6G antenna and high-band trials with Samsung and KT, demonstrating practical verification of candidate 6G bands — this underscores long-term demand for Keysight’s RF and over‑the‑air test gear. Samsung Electronics, KT, and Keysight Achieve Top Speeds
• Positive Sentiment: Additional coverage highlights Samsung’s 7GHz X‑MIMO and antenna integration progress with partners (including Keysight in validation roles) — another signal that Keysight’s measurement tools are relevant to 6G development. The road to 6G: Samsung breaks new ground
• Positive Sentiment: Samsung and partners publicly verified candidate 6G antenna tech with Keysight involved in measurement/verification — reinforces KEYS’ role as a supplier to next‑gen wireless rollouts. Samsung verifies 6G candidate-band
• Positive Sentiment: Keysight launched the Infiniium XR8 oscilloscopes, targeting faster high‑speed digital validation and compliance — expands product revenue opportunities in semiconductor and communications test. Keysight Introduces Infiniium XR8
• Positive Sentiment: New software/AI trends in network testing: industry reporting on agentic‑AI offerings for network test automation signals a structural tailwind for vendors in the test ecosystem (beneficial for Keysight’s network and wireless test portfolio). Keysight’s Spirent unveils agentic AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight is promoting tools for complex 3D chiplet/interconnect design — a niche growth area that supports longer‑term semiconductor test demand but is less likely to move near‑term revenue materially. Keysight’s 3D Interconnect Designer
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/earnings previews expect year‑over‑year revenue growth for fiscal Q1; investors will watch the upcoming report and management commentary for bookings and segment trends that could sustain the rally. KEYS Set to Report Q1 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent analyst coverage summaries are mixed; pay attention to any updates to price targets or margin forecasts after the quarterly release. Are Wall Street analysts predicting KEYS will climb or sink?

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.