Findlay Park Partners LLP Has $118.85 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Findlay Park Partners LLP decreased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 679,452 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 12,300 shares during the period. Findlay Park Partners LLP’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $118,850,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 3,201 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $628,740.42. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 43,917 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,626,177.14. The trade was a 6.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 50,784 shares of company stock valued at $10,410,697 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $306.82 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.62 billion, a PE ratio of 55.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $311.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $225.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $194.34.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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. 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 of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Keysight Technologies News Summary

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

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.