Mystic Asset Management Inc. Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Mystic Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,738 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $608,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.0% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Kera Capital Partners Inc. increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $925,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,333 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $659,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $315.06 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.02. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $157.73 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $333.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $315.33. The company has a market capitalization of $53.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.22.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. 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 research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight reported a strong fiscal Q3, with earnings of $3.07 per share versus the $2.48 consensus estimate and revenue of approximately $1.85 billion, up 36.5% year over year and ahead of expectations. Demand was supported by AI infrastructure, connectivity and commercial communications. Keysight Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its fiscal 2026 outlook and expects fourth-quarter revenue of $1.93 billion to $1.95 billion. Analysts cited a growing AI-related order pipeline, orders above $2 billion, a strong backlog and favorable book-to-bill trends as potential sources of continued growth. Keysight Raises Fiscal 2026 Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $425 from $400 and maintained an overweight rating, while Robert W. Baird increased its target to $410 from $385 and retained an outperform rating. The revisions indicate that analysts see additional upside from AI infrastructure, semiconductor, automotive and energy-transition demand. Analysts Offer Insights on Keysight
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight’s Electronic Industrial Solutions Group is benefiting from secular demand tied to AI, advanced semiconductors, automotive technology and the energy transition, supporting the longer-term growth narrative. Keysight EISG Segment Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Management warned that supply-chain limitations could restrict how quickly the expanding order pipeline converts into revenue. That caution appears to be offsetting the earnings beat and upbeat outlook in the near term. Keysight Supply Chain Constraints
• Negative Sentiment: The stock remains richly valued, with a reported price-to-earnings ratio above 43, leaving less room for execution disappointments. Investors may also be taking profits after the recent rally and focusing on the gap between strong demand and near-term supply capacity.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings lowered Keysight Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

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.