Perigon Wealth Management LLC Purchases Shares of 2,158 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Perigon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,158 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $755,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $256,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $76,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $147,448,000. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $620,000. Finally, Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $9,350,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 5.5%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $341.35 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $334.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $313.94. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. The company has a market cap of $58.34 billion, a PE ratio of 56.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company’s revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. 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 expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on KEYS. Barclays increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Keysight Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight posted fiscal Q3 EPS of $3.07, well above the $2.46–$2.48 analyst consensus and up from $1.72 a year earlier. Revenue reached $1.85 billion, exceeding the $1.75 billion estimate and increasing 36.5% year over year. Keysight Q3 earnings and revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company issued fiscal Q4 EPS guidance of $3.34–$3.40 and revenue guidance of $1.9–$2.0 billion, both above consensus expectations of $2.63 EPS and $1.8 billion in revenue. Full-year fiscal 2026 guidance also exceeded estimates, with EPS of $11.46 versus $10.00 expected and revenue of $7.1 billion versus $6.9 billion expected. Keysight forecasts quarterly profit above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management cited strong demand tied to the rapid buildout of AI data centers, supporting investor confidence in Keysight’s testing, measurement and software portfolio. Keysight reports third-quarter results
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight is scheduled to host a Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium PlugFest Showcase in October, highlighting its involvement in digital satellite communications infrastructure. DIFI PlugFest Showcase Day
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beats and higher guidance, shares initially rose and later decreased, suggesting profit-taking or that investors had already priced in much of the improvement. The reports do not identify a specific operational weakness; Keysight’s elevated valuation leaves the stock sensitive to high expectations. Stocks making the biggest moves after hours

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’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 sale, the director 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.