Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Sells $475,360.00 in Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.3%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $306.07 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $311.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.15, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $223.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.34.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the business earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird upped their price target 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 boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

More Keysight Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — multiple firms (Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo) raised ratings or targets following the quarter, adding buy-side momentum. Bank upgrades summary
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market demos at MWC strengthen positioning in strategic growth areas — Keysight will demonstrate NR‑NTN LEO mobility testing with Samsung, supporting satellite‑to‑mobile deployments and expanding addressable markets in NTN/LEO communications. Keysight + Samsung NR‑NTN LEO demo
• Positive Sentiment: MWC demos of AI‑driven RAN and pre‑6G work underline product leadership — Keysight joins Northeastern, SoftBank and zTouch to show LTM‑powered autonomous agentic AI‑RAN, and is collaborating with Ericsson on pre‑6G interoperability validation, highlighting wins in AI/6G test stacks. AI‑RAN demo at MWC
• Positive Sentiment: Broader MWC/innovation messaging — Keysight is showcasing AI‑driven wireless and 6G readiness and positioning its test & measurement products as key infrastructure for AI/data‑center and next‑gen wireless buildouts. Keysight MWC showcase
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/security tie‑ups: Keysight to OEM Cybeats’ SBOM platform for software supply‑chain security — strategically relevant, but likely modest near‑term revenue impact. Cybeats partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Profile piece noting Keysight’s role in benchmarks/Russell 1000 — useful for narrative but not a discrete catalyst. Kalkine profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider transaction: an SVP sold 2,000 shares (disclosed filing) — a routine disclosure to monitor but not a major red flag given scale. Insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/watch‑out: some newer price targets (and a Citigroup note) imply limited upside or even modest downside versus the current level — this concentration of targets near today’s price can encourage profit‑taking after the recent rally. Citigroup/Benzinga note

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.