Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Bought by Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc

Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc grew its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 64,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,642 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies makes up approximately 2.5% of Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $11,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $306.82 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $225.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $194.53. The firm has a market cap of $52.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $311.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 1.78.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Key Headlines Impacting Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Several broker actions lifted sentiment — Bank of America upgraded KEYS to “Buy”, and both Wells Fargo and JPMorgan raised price targets to $300, while Citigroup published a bullish note expecting upside. These analyst moves and related headlines helped push the stock to a new 1‑year high. Keysight Raised to “Buy” at Bank of America Wells Fargo Increases Keysight Price Target to $300.00 JPMorgan Increases Keysight Price Target to $300.00 Citigroup Analyst Says KEYS Expected to Rise Keysight Reaches New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Product/partnership announcements at MWC highlight commercial traction in AI‑RAN and non-terrestrial networks: Keysight and MediaTek demonstrated an AI-driven uplink optimization prototype with OTA model lifecycle management, underlining AI-enabled RAN capabilities. Keysight and MediaTek Advance AI‑Driven Uplink Optimization…
• Positive Sentiment: Keysight is showcasing satellite-to-mobile and LEO mobility testing capabilities (in collaboration with Samsung) and participating in demonstrations of autonomous, agentic AI‑RAN (with Northeastern, SoftBank, zTouch), signaling relevance to carriers pursuing NTN and AI-native networks. These demos support future revenue opportunities in 5G/6G test and measurement. Keysight to Demonstrate NR-NTN LEO Mobility Testing at MWC 2026… Northeastern, SoftBank, Keysight Demonstrate LTM-powered Autonomous Agentic AI-RAN
• Neutral Sentiment: A sector/profile piece highlights Keysight’s role in supporting companies in the Russell 1000 with its test & measurement solutions — useful for long-term positioning but less likely to be an immediate catalyst. Keysight Powers The Russell 1000 Index With Test & Measurement Solutions

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 3,201 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $628,740.42. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 43,917 shares in the company, valued at $8,626,177.14. The trade was a 6.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 50,784 shares of company stock worth $10,410,697. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on KEYS. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

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.