Global X Japan Co. Ltd. Boosts Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Global X Japan Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 374.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,863 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 3,048 shares during the period. Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $785,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Paradiem LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $979,000. Madison Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $99,918,000 after purchasing an additional 40,153 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,943,000 after purchasing an additional 6,957 shares during the period. Fenimore Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.1% during the third quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 632,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $110,625,000 after buying an additional 6,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $246,051,000 after buying an additional 1,361,969 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the company’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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 41,223 shares of company stock valued at $11,716,951 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $298.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 4.0%

KEYS opened at $281.29 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $48.24 billion, a PE ratio of 50.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $317.00. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $255.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $210.60. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted 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. 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Keysight Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum: Keysight unveiled next‑generation in‑vehicle network test solutions and is pushing advanced test capabilities that address automotive, AI and data‑center interconnect demand, supporting long‑term revenue drivers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Manufacturing expansion: Keysight is opening test‑equipment manufacturing in Chennai to serve global markets, which can lower costs, improve supply resilience and support sales into semiconductors and defense. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Talent and demand pipeline: The company launched hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities—helps build customer relationships and future equipment demand. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals & analyst support: Latest quarter beat EPS and revenue and several firms (including Citigroup) have raised targets, supporting the higher valuation case. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary: Analysts note the stock has eased modestly since the earnings beat and discuss rebound prospects — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling: CEO, CFO and a senior VP disclosed recent sales (CEO sale ~$500k; other senior execs sold shares last week), which can trigger short‑term investor concern and add selling pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking / valuation risk: Shares are trading near the 12‑month high with a high P/E, so some investors appear to be trimming positions — a likely contributor to downward pressure today.

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.