Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Purchased by Handelsbanken Fonder AB

Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 109,713 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,521 shares during the quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $22,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $357.58.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight reported second-quarter EPS of $2.87, well above expectations, while revenue came in at $1.72 billion and rose 31.5% year over year, signaling broad business momentum. Keysight Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company lifted guidance for both the current and next quarter, with revenue and EPS forecasts topping Wall Street estimates, which usually boosts confidence in future growth. Keysight Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management said the quarter featured record orders, revenue, EPS, and free cash flow, reinforcing the view that demand remains strong across end markets, especially AI data centers and chip-related testing. Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Orders and Revenue …
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts noted Keysight has doubled its AI customer base and is seeing growth across multiple segments, which supports the long-term growth narrative for the stock. Keysight doubles AI customer base as growth expands across all end-market segments: analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually heavy call option activity suggests traders are positioning for further upside, but it is not a fundamental change by itself.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary also pointed to some sales missing estimates, which may temper enthusiasm a bit even after the strong earnings beat. Keysight Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates on Solid Revenue Growth

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $342.13 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $370.17. The company has a market capitalization of $58.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $319.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $252.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.96%. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.91 earnings per share for the current year.

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.