Insider Selling: Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $293.26 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $317.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market capitalization of $50.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.84, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $254.65 and its 200 day moving average is $210.10.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 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: Keysight is starting manufacturing of test equipment in Chennai, India to serve global markets and tap local semiconductor and defense demand — a move that can lower costs, shorten supply chains and deepen access to fast-growing Asian customers. US-based Keysight starts India manufacturing, eyes global exports from Chennai
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum: Keysight unveiled next‑generation in‑vehicle network test solutions at Automotive Ethernet Congress 2026, supporting automakers’ move to higher-bandwidth, safety‑critical vehicle networks. Keysight Unveils Next-Generation In-Vehicle Network Test Solutions
• Positive Sentiment: AI/HPC opportunity: Keysight expanded 1.6T test solutions for AI and high‑performance computing interconnects, directly addressing rising demand for test gear in data‑center and AI infrastructure builds. Keysight Expands 1.6T Test Solutions for AI and HPC
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Citigroup raised its KEYS price target to $320, signaling continued Wall Street confidence in growth and margin prospects. Citigroup Increases Keysight Price Target to $320
• Neutral Sentiment: Academic pipeline: Keysight launched hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities — a long‑term talent and ADOPTION play but unlikely to move near‑term revenue materially. Keysight Introduces Hands-On Semiconductor Teaching Labs
• Neutral Sentiment: Near‑term pullback context: Commentary notes KEYS is modestly down since its last earnings release — suggesting short‑term consolidation after a strong run rather than a change to the underlying growth story. Keysight (KEYS) Down 1% Since Last Earnings Report
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares (disclosed this week). The sale is small relative to his holdings but can be perceived negatively by some investors during a pullback. Satish Dhanasekaran Sells 1,667 Shares of Keysight

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after buying an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on KEYS. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $298.82.

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.