Bokf Na increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) by 13.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,661 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,468 shares during the period. Bokf Na’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,198,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,287,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $251,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $330,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $759,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $363,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms recently issued reports on KEYS. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.
Keysight Technologies Price Performance
NYSE:KEYS opened at $354.56 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $60.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.89, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $150.52 and a one year high of $367.12. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $308.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $241.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current year.
More Keysight Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Keysight Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat and upbeat guidance: Keysight reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results (EPS $2.17 vs. $2.00 consensus; revenue $1.60B vs. $1.54B) and set FY26 and Q2 guidance that supports continued AI/data-center demand — a key driver behind recent strength. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Surges on Strong Earnings
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic EV charging collaboration: Keysight expanded its partnership with CATARC to align EV charging test/inspection standards — this partnership targets long-term TAM growth in EV infrastructure testing and certification. Keysight And CATARC Tie EV Charging Standards
- Positive Sentiment: Product roadmap expansion: Keysight announced new PCIe 7.0 receiver stress calibration tooling to address 128 GT/s validation for compute/AI/data-center customers — supports enterprise spending on next?gen infrastructure testing. Keysight Expands PCIe® 7.0 Test Portfolio
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst and screeners favor KEYS: Several outlets and analysts flag Keysight as an earnings-beat candidate and the stock carries an average “moderate buy” recommendation — supports continued analyst-driven interest. Analyst Average Recommendation
- Neutral Sentiment: Market previews and earnings alerts continue to highlight Keysight ahead of major reports; helpful context for traders but not new company guidance. Earnings Alerts Spotlight Keysight
- Neutral Sentiment: Industry/technical coverage (receiver validation and AI testing) underscores addressable opportunities for Keysight but is general market analysis rather than company-specific order news. Solving AI’s Hidden Receiver Validation Crisis
- Negative Sentiment: Intraday weakness likely reflects profit-taking after recent gains and valuation pressure (P/E near the mid?60s), plus investor caution ahead of upcoming macro headlines and future earnings cadence.
Insider Activity
In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares in the company, valued at $25,636,402.48. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.
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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