Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 11,488 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,022,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position 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 valued at $4,373,806,000 after acquiring an additional 101,856 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $7,030,806,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 17,419,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,539,532,000 after purchasing an additional 85,693 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,191,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,664,511,000 after buying an additional 200,279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after buying an additional 160,728 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $315.95 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $332.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $315.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $158.79 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. The trade was 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. Insiders sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong results and raised outlook: Keysight reported fiscal third-quarter EPS of $3.07, well above the $2.48 consensus, while revenue reached $1.85 billion versus expectations of $1.75 billion. Revenue increased 36.5% year over year, and management issued upbeat fourth-quarter guidance. Keysight Technologies Gains Attention After Results Update
• Positive Sentiment: AI growth opportunity: Analysts view Keysight’s testing and measurement equipment as a potential durable beneficiary of AI data-center and networking investment, supporting the company’s raised outlook. Keysight Raised Its Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple growth drivers: Coverage highlights momentum in AI infrastructure, advanced semiconductors, 6G, automotive technology and energy-transition applications, particularly within Keysight’s Electronic Industrial Solutions Group. Keysight Focuses on AI Infrastructure Keysight Rides on EISG Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: JPMorgan and Robert W. Baird commentary points to further price appreciation, reinforcing bullish sentiment following the earnings update. JPMorgan Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation Baird Analyst Expects Keysight Stock to Rise
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional analyst coverage remains focused on whether AI-related equipment demand can sustain Keysight’s growth, with broader market attention supporting visibility but not necessarily creating a new company-specific catalyst. Analyst Insights on Keysight Technologies
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and technical factors could temper enthusiasm: KEYS trades at a forward-looking premium, and its recent retreat has left the shares below the 50-day moving average, potentially encouraging profit-taking despite strong fundamentals. Why Keysight Technologies Is in Focus

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on KEYS. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $392.83.

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.