Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Grows Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 359,107 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 15,809 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $74,188,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% during the fourth quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $354.56 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $308.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $241.16. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $150.52 and a 1 year high of $367.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.81 billion, a PE ratio of 63.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.26.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Keysight Technologies

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.

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.