North Dakota State Investment Board Invests $1.20 Million in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Posted by Brian Himes on May 20th, 2026

North Dakota State Investment Board acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 5,901 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,199,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $51,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% in the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $343.99 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $58.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.98, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $370.17. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $317.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $251.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Keysight Technologies

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

Positive Sentiment: Keysight posted quarterly EPS of $2.87, well above the $2.33 consensus, and revenue of $1.72 billion versus $1.71 billion expected, with revenue up 31.5% year over year. Keysight Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
Positive Sentiment: The company said the quarter was the strongest in its history, with all-time highs in orders, revenue, EPS, and free cash flow, suggesting broad demand momentum. Keysight Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
Positive Sentiment: Management raised guidance: Q3 EPS is forecast at $2.43-$2.49 versus $2.09 expected, and Q3 revenue is guided to $1.7 billion-$1.8 billion versus $1.6 billion expected. Full-year revenue guidance of $6.8 billion-$6.9 billion also topped estimates. Keysight Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary highlighted “orders surge” and a “big beat-and-raise” report, reinforcing the view that AI-related and wireline demand are supporting the growth story. Keysight Technologies Outlook Tops Views as Orders Surge
Neutral Sentiment: Keysight also announced a collaboration with SRC on electronic warfare, which adds to its product and defense exposure but is less immediate as a stock driver than the earnings beat. Keysight and SRC hook up for electronic warfare
Neutral Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its price target to $415 from $300 and kept a positive view, which supports bullish sentiment but mainly reinforces the post-earnings move. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Given New $415.00 Price Target at Susquehanna

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $268.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $332.42.

Read Our Latest Research Report on KEYS

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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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.