GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC Purchases 2,881 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,881 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,049,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bell Investment Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.4% in the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,104 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $23,907,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 14.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd now owns 400 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.1% in the third quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 33,018 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,020,000 after purchasing an additional 684 shares during the period. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.9% during the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 8,267 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,010,000 after acquiring an additional 2,230 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight introduced the XR3, a compact, rack-mount 14-bit oscilloscope designed to increase measurement capacity in space-constrained test systems. The launch could support demand from customers building high-channel-density testing setups. Keysight’s XR3 brings better measurement capacity to test racks
• Positive Sentiment: A separate article characterized Keysight’s valuation as reasonable relative to its expected future cash flow, offering a supportive view for investors focused on longer-term fundamentals. Keysight stock looks reasonable relative to future cash flow
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight announced a planned CFO succession effective December 18, 2026. The transition appears orderly, with no headline indication of a change to the company’s financial outlook. Keysight announces CFO changes
• Negative Sentiment: The dominant near-term signal was a steep share-price drop that erased billions in market value. Coverage noted investors were weighing the decline, but the headlines provided do not identify a definitive catalyst. Keysight drops in a single session

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $401.42.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.13, for a total value of $1,092,390.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 118,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,109,714.83. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. The trade was a 7.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 6.4%

NYSE KEYS opened at $285.56 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $167.23 and a 12 month high of $389.93. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $339.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $316.63. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market capitalization of $48.61 billion, a PE ratio of 39.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.19.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted 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 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 earnings per share. The company’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. Research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.