Insider Selling: Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total value of $629,320.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 103,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,680,902.26. The trade was a 1.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $315.95 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $158.79 and a 52-week high of $374.96. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $332.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $315.99. The firm has a market cap of $54.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong results and raised outlook: Keysight reported fiscal third-quarter EPS of $3.07, well above the $2.48 consensus, while revenue reached $1.85 billion versus expectations of $1.75 billion. Revenue increased 36.5% year over year, and management issued upbeat fourth-quarter guidance. Keysight Technologies Gains Attention After Results Update
• Positive Sentiment: AI growth opportunity: Analysts view Keysight’s testing and measurement equipment as a potential durable beneficiary of AI data-center and networking investment, supporting the company’s raised outlook. Keysight Raised Its Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple growth drivers: Coverage highlights momentum in AI infrastructure, advanced semiconductors, 6G, automotive technology and energy-transition applications, particularly within Keysight’s Electronic Industrial Solutions Group. Keysight Focuses on AI Infrastructure Keysight Rides on EISG Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: JPMorgan and Robert W. Baird commentary points to further price appreciation, reinforcing bullish sentiment following the earnings update. JPMorgan Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation Baird Analyst Expects Keysight Stock to Rise
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional analyst coverage remains focused on whether AI-related equipment demand can sustain Keysight’s growth, with broader market attention supporting visibility but not necessarily creating a new company-specific catalyst. Analyst Insights on Keysight Technologies
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and technical factors could temper enthusiasm: KEYS trades at a forward-looking premium, and its recent retreat has left the shares below the 50-day moving average, potentially encouraging profit-taking despite strong fundamentals. Why Keysight Technologies Is in Focus

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 34,044.8% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 92,234,343 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,288,476,000 after buying an additional 91,964,216 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $669,000. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.5% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,221 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,037,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 23.7% during the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,600 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,212,000 after purchasing an additional 3,945 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Saudi Central Bank grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 89.3% during the 2nd quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 12,005 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,203,000 after purchasing an additional 5,663 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.