Csenge Advisory Group Makes New $679,000 Investment in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Csenge Advisory Group acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,940 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $679,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $4,373,806,000 after purchasing an additional 101,856 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $7,030,806,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 17,419,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,539,532,000 after buying an additional 85,693 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,191,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,664,511,000 after buying an additional 200,279 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after acquiring an additional 160,728 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $320.47 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $334.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $314.64. The stock has a market cap of $54.77 billion, a PE ratio of 44.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.85 and a 12 month high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.77%. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Results exceeded expectations: Fiscal Q3 revenue rose 36.5% year over year to $1.85 billion, while adjusted earnings of $3.07 per share surpassed consensus estimates near $2.46–$2.48. Commercial communications and AI-related demand supported the performance. Keysight Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Raised outlook: Keysight forecast fourth-quarter revenue of approximately $1.9 billion to $2.0 billion and EPS of $3.34 to $3.40, both above Wall Street expectations. The company also lifted fiscal 2026 guidance to about $7.1 billion in revenue and $11.46 EPS. Keysight raises fiscal 2026 outlook
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand remains a major growth catalyst: Management said AI data-center and connectivity demand is accelerating into fiscal 2027. Orders exceeded $2 billion, with a strong backlog and book-to-bill ratio indicating potential revenue momentum beyond the current year. KEYS earnings call highlights AI demand and supply limits
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts increased price targets: JPMorgan raised its target to $425 and maintained an “overweight” rating, while Robert W. Baird lifted its target to $410 and reiterated “outperform,” signaling continued confidence in Keysight’s growth prospects.
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply constraints could limit how quickly Keysight converts its expanding order pipeline into reported revenue, creating a near-term execution risk even as demand remains robust.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and expectations are demanding: With the stock trading at a high earnings multiple and having recently approached its annual high, investors may be selling the news or requiring an even stronger upside surprise. The post-earnings decline suggests that strong results and guidance were at least partly anticipated.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,084,839.07. This represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday. Barclays raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $392.83.

About Keysight Technologies

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.