Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Invests $6.10 Million in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 17,413 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,096,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about 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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE KEYS opened at $315.95 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.79 and a 12-month high of $374.96. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $332.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $315.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market cap 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 (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.72 earnings per share. 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, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. 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 worth $1,904,669 over the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.