K2 Principal Fund L.P. Buys Shares of 4,000 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

K2 Principal Fund L.P. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 4,000 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,400,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,436,000. Tiemann Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $711,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $1,085,000. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $1,545,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 over the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. Susquehanna raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Key Keysight Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Keysight posted fiscal Q3 EPS of $3.07, well above the $2.46–$2.48 analyst consensus and up from $1.72 a year earlier. Revenue reached $1.85 billion, exceeding the $1.75 billion estimate and increasing 36.5% year over year. Keysight Q3 earnings and revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company issued fiscal Q4 EPS guidance of $3.34–$3.40 and revenue guidance of $1.9–$2.0 billion, both above consensus expectations of $2.63 EPS and $1.8 billion in revenue. Full-year fiscal 2026 guidance also exceeded estimates, with EPS of $11.46 versus $10.00 expected and revenue of $7.1 billion versus $6.9 billion expected. Keysight forecasts quarterly profit above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management cited strong demand tied to the rapid buildout of AI data centers, supporting investor confidence in Keysight’s testing, measurement and software portfolio. Keysight reports third-quarter results
• Neutral Sentiment: Keysight is scheduled to host a Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium PlugFest Showcase in October, highlighting its involvement in digital satellite communications infrastructure. DIFI PlugFest Showcase Day
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beats and higher guidance, shares initially rose and later decreased, suggesting profit-taking or that investors had already priced in much of the improvement. The reports do not identify a specific operational weakness; Keysight’s elevated valuation leaves the stock sensitive to high expectations. Stocks making the biggest moves after hours

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS stock opened at $341.35 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $374.96. The business’s fifty day moving average is $334.12 and its 200-day moving average is $313.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $58.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

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.