Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty Sells 2,000 Shares

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 4.0%

KEYS stock opened at $281.29 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $317.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $255.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $210.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.12.

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

Trending Headlines about Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong product and market momentum: Keysight announced new test solutions for automotive Ethernet and expanded 1.6T test solutions for AI/HPC interconnects, supporting secular demand in automotive, AI and data‑center test equipment markets. Keysight Unveils Next-Generation In-Vehicle Network Test Solutions at Automotive Ethernet Congress 2026 Keysight Expands 1.6T Test Solutions for AI and HPC Network Interconnects
• Positive Sentiment: Manufacturing footprint expansion: Keysight is starting test‑equipment manufacturing in Chennai, India to serve global markets — a move that can lower costs, improve supply resilience and support sales in semiconductors and defense. EDA Supplier Keysight to Manufacture Testing Equipment in India Keysight Sets Up Chennai Unit To Manufacture For Global Markets
• Positive Sentiment: Academic / talent pipeline: Keysight launched hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities, which can help build long‑term customer relationships and training demand for lab/test equipment. Keysight launches new hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and recent fundamentals: Citigroup raised its price target to $320, and Keysight’s most recent quarter beat EPS and revenue while setting FY‑2026 guidance — fundamentals that support a higher valuation. Citigroup Increases Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Price Target to $320.00
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary: Recent analyst pieces note the stock has softened modestly since the earnings report and discuss rebound prospects — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Keysight (KEYS) Down 1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading context: Volume is below its average and the stock sits near its recent 12‑month high, which can reduce conviction behind intraday moves (less liquidity to amplify direction). (Market data from trading summary.)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Multiple senior executives (CEO, CFO and an SVP) disclosed sales of stock last week. While they remain large holders, clustered insider sales can trigger short‑term investor concern and add to near‑term selling pressure. CEO Form 4 filing
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking risk: With shares having run up toward the year high and a high P/E, some investors appear to be trimming positions, which is consistent with the observed decline.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $298.82.

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.