Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Has $7.93 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 11.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 39,009 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,882 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,926,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,373,806,000 after purchasing an additional 101,856 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $647,328,000 after purchasing an additional 58,039 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,021,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $528,514,000 after purchasing an additional 237,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,076,126 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $363,156,000 after purchasing an additional 34,098 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $354.56 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $60.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.89, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $308.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $241.16. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $150.52 and a 52 week high of $367.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies News Roundup

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.

About Keysight Technologies

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.