Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Takes $1.08 Million Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 3,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,085,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $7,030,806,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $285,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371,488 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $208,891,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $212,979,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037,083 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Keysight Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight posted fiscal Q3 EPS of $3.07, well above the $2.46–$2.48 analyst consensus and up from $1.72 a year earlier. Revenue reached $1.85 billion, exceeding the $1.75 billion estimate and increasing 36.5% year over year. Keysight Q3 earnings and revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company issued fiscal Q4 EPS guidance of $3.34–$3.40 and revenue guidance of $1.9–$2.0 billion, both above consensus expectations of $2.63 EPS and $1.8 billion in revenue. Full-year fiscal 2026 guidance also exceeded estimates, with EPS of $11.46 versus $10.00 expected and revenue of $7.1 billion versus $6.9 billion expected. Keysight forecasts quarterly profit above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management cited strong demand tied to the rapid buildout of AI data centers, supporting investor confidence in Keysight’s testing, measurement and software portfolio. Keysight reports third-quarter results
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight is scheduled to host a Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium PlugFest Showcase in October, highlighting its involvement in digital satellite communications infrastructure. DIFI PlugFest Showcase Day
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beats and higher guidance, shares initially rose and later decreased, suggesting profit-taking or that investors had already priced in much of the improvement. The reports do not identify a specific operational weakness; Keysight’s elevated valuation leaves the stock sensitive to high expectations. Stocks making the biggest moves after hours

Insider Activity

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

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 5.5%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $341.35 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $152.85 and a 52-week high of $374.96. The company has a market capitalization of $58.34 billion, a PE ratio of 56.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s fifty day moving average is $334.12 and its 200 day moving average is $313.94.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The firm’s revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

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.