Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 261.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 62,325 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 45,100 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $17,599,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $1,123,000. Confluence Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 334,338 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $67,934,000 after purchasing an additional 7,398 shares in the last quarter. Willis Investment Counsel increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,379,000 after purchasing an additional 4,333 shares in the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,137,000. Finally, Oak Harvest Investment Services purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,070,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on KEYS. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $320.60 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The stock has a market cap of $54.79 billion, a PE ratio of 52.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.21. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $343.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $292.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.