MAI Capital Management Trims Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

MAI Capital Management decreased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 36.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,252 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,442 shares during the quarter. MAI Capital Management’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $744,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,090,737.33. The trade was a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total transaction of $203,720.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 127,833 shares in the company, valued at $26,042,138.76. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 27,053 shares of company stock valued at $5,749,454 over the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Keysight Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Several broker actions lifted sentiment — Bank of America upgraded KEYS to “Buy”, and both Wells Fargo and JPMorgan raised price targets to $300, while Citigroup published a bullish note expecting upside. These analyst moves and related headlines helped push the stock to a new 1‑year high. Keysight Raised to “Buy” at Bank of America Wells Fargo Increases Keysight Price Target to $300.00 JPMorgan Increases Keysight Price Target to $300.00 Citigroup Analyst Says KEYS Expected to Rise Keysight Reaches New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Product/partnership announcements at MWC highlight commercial traction in AI‑RAN and non-terrestrial networks: Keysight and MediaTek demonstrated an AI-driven uplink optimization prototype with OTA model lifecycle management, underlining AI-enabled RAN capabilities. Keysight and MediaTek Advance AI‑Driven Uplink Optimization…
• Positive Sentiment: Keysight is showcasing satellite-to-mobile and LEO mobility testing capabilities (in collaboration with Samsung) and participating in demonstrations of autonomous, agentic AI‑RAN (with Northeastern, SoftBank, zTouch), signaling relevance to carriers pursuing NTN and AI-native networks. These demos support future revenue opportunities in 5G/6G test and measurement. Keysight to Demonstrate NR-NTN LEO Mobility Testing at MWC 2026… Northeastern, SoftBank, Keysight Demonstrate LTM-powered Autonomous Agentic AI-RAN
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector/profile piece highlights Keysight’s role in supporting companies in the Russell 1000 with its test & measurement solutions — useful for long-term positioning but less likely to be an immediate catalyst. Keysight Powers The Russell 1000 Index With Test & Measurement Solutions

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $306.82 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $52.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.28, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $311.81. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $225.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $194.70.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 earnings per share. 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 predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

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

About Keysight Technologies

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.