Handelsbanken Fonder AB Increases Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 109,713 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,521 shares during the quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB owned 0.06% of Keysight Technologies worth $22,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the fourth 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 purchasing an additional 101,856 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.6% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $647,328,000 after purchasing an additional 58,039 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 8.5% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,021,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $528,514,000 after purchasing an additional 237,563 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,076,126 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,156,000 after purchasing an additional 34,098 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.6%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $342.13 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $370.17. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $319.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $252.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.26.

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

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $357.58.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.