Perigon Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 2,158 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $755,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.0% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the first quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $925,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% in the first quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,333 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $659,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. UBS Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of 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 position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety 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 Price Performance
NYSE KEYS opened at $341.35 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $334.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $313.94. The firm has a market cap of $58.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. 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, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Trending Headlines about Keysight Technologies
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
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.
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