ProShare Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Posted by Brian Himes on May 22nd, 2026

ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) by 5.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 38,876 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,980 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,899,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the third 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. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were 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 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction 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 $10,252,757.81. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 38,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,057,870 over the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

More Keysight Technologies News

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

Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target on Keysight Technologies (KEYS) from $360 to $390 and reiterated an overweight rating, signaling confidence in further upside after the company’s strong quarter. JPMorgan raises Keysight price target to $390
Positive Sentiment: Analysts said Keysight has doubled its AI customer base, with growth broadening across end markets, reinforcing the view that AI-related demand is becoming a bigger driver of future revenue. Seeking Alpha article on AI customer growth
Positive Sentiment: Keysight’s fiscal Q2 results beat EPS expectations, with earnings of $2.87 versus $2.32 expected, and revenue growth of about 31% year over year, driven by AI data center and chip demand. Zacks article on Q2 earnings
Positive Sentiment: Several analysts increased forecasts after the strong quarter, suggesting Street sentiment is improving and could support the stock’s valuation. Benzinga analyst forecast increases
Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity showed elevated call buying, which may reflect speculation that the post-earnings move has more room to run, but it does not by itself change fundamentals.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $338.10 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $152.85 and a 52-week high of $370.17. The company has a 50 day moving average of $320.23 and a 200 day moving average of $253.99. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market capitalization of $57.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.26.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on KEYS shares. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. 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 note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

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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.