Empowered Funds LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Posted by Geri Gentry on Jul 29th, 2026

Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) by 157.5% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 56,218 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 34,389 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $15,874,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $285,743,000 after purchasing an additional 1,371,488 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $208,891,000. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $212,979,000 after purchasing an additional 1,037,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $165,564,000 after purchasing an additional 628,082 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 2.8%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $305.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $52.13 billion, a PE ratio of 50.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.21. 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 one year low of $152.85 and a one year high of $374.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $335.35 and a 200 day moving average of $300.84.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Robert W. Baird upped 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Keysight Technologies

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was 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. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

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