Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Stock: Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Boosts Position

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 9.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 30,674 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,623 shares during the quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $11,063,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in 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 valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $32,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $659,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,104 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.13, for a total transaction of $1,092,390.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 118,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,109,714.83. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total value of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 101,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,216,872.10. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752 over the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $401.42.

Key Keysight Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight introduced the XR3, a compact, rack-mount 14-bit oscilloscope designed to increase measurement capacity in space-constrained test systems. The launch could support demand from customers building high-channel-density testing setups. Keysight’s XR3 brings better measurement capacity to test racks
• Positive Sentiment: A separate article characterized Keysight’s valuation as reasonable relative to its expected future cash flow, offering a supportive view for investors focused on longer-term fundamentals. Keysight stock looks reasonable relative to future cash flow
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight announced a planned CFO succession effective December 18, 2026. The transition appears orderly, with no headline indication of a change to the company’s financial outlook. Keysight announces CFO changes
• Negative Sentiment: The dominant near-term signal was a steep share-price drop that erased billions in market value. Coverage noted investors were weighing the decline, but the headlines provided do not identify a definitive catalyst. Keysight drops in a single session

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 6.4%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $285.56 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $48.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.19. The business’s 50 day moving average is $339.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $316.63. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $167.23 and a twelve month high of $389.93.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.