Mystic Asset Management Inc. Invests $608,000 in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Mystic Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 1,738 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $608,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.0% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight reported a strong fiscal Q3, with earnings of $3.07 per share versus the $2.48 consensus estimate and revenue of approximately $1.85 billion, up 36.5% year over year and ahead of expectations. Demand was supported by AI infrastructure, connectivity and commercial communications. Keysight Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its fiscal 2026 outlook and expects fourth-quarter revenue of $1.93 billion to $1.95 billion. Analysts cited a growing AI-related order pipeline, orders above $2 billion, a strong backlog and favorable book-to-bill trends as potential sources of continued growth. Keysight Raises Fiscal 2026 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $425 from $400 and maintained an overweight rating, while Robert W. Baird increased its target to $410 from $385 and retained an outperform rating. The revisions indicate that analysts see additional upside from AI infrastructure, semiconductor, automotive and energy-transition demand. Analysts Offer Insights on Keysight
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight’s Electronic Industrial Solutions Group is benefiting from secular demand tied to AI, advanced semiconductors, automotive technology and the energy transition, supporting the longer-term growth narrative. Keysight EISG Segment Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Management warned that supply-chain limitations could restrict how quickly the expanding order pipeline converts into revenue. That caution appears to be offsetting the earnings beat and upbeat outlook in the near term. Keysight Supply Chain Constraints
• Negative Sentiment: The stock remains richly valued, with a reported price-to-earnings ratio above 43, leaving less room for execution disappointments. Investors may also be taking profits after the recent rally and focusing on the gap between strong demand and near-term supply capacity.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,562,722.18. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $315.06 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $333.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $315.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.84 billion, a PE ratio of 43.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.51. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $157.73 and a 12 month high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings lowered Keysight Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.83.

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.