First National Bank of Omaha Invests $5.82 Million in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

First National Bank of Omaha purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 16,614 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,816,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Eastern Bank grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 79.0% in the second quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 179 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 5.5%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $341.35 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.34 billion, a PE ratio of 56.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $374.96. The business has a 50-day moving average of $334.12 and a 200 day moving average of $313.94. 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) last posted 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 business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. The trade was a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on KEYS. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Key Headlines Impacting 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.