Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd Invests $720,000 in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,115 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $720,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 128,131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,090,737.33. The trade was a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 50,784 shares of company stock worth $10,410,697 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $220.00 to $282.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Trending Headlines about Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — multiple firms (Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo) raised ratings or targets following the quarter, adding buy-side momentum. Bank upgrades summary
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market demos at MWC strengthen positioning in strategic growth areas — Keysight will demonstrate NR‑NTN LEO mobility testing with Samsung, supporting satellite‑to‑mobile deployments and expanding addressable markets in NTN/LEO communications. Keysight + Samsung NR‑NTN LEO demo
• Positive Sentiment: MWC demos of AI‑driven RAN and pre‑6G work underline product leadership — Keysight joins Northeastern, SoftBank and zTouch to show LTM‑powered autonomous agentic AI‑RAN, and is collaborating with Ericsson on pre‑6G interoperability validation, highlighting wins in AI/6G test stacks. AI‑RAN demo at MWC
• Positive Sentiment: Broader MWC/innovation messaging — Keysight is showcasing AI‑driven wireless and 6G readiness and positioning its test & measurement products as key infrastructure for AI/data‑center and next‑gen wireless buildouts. Keysight MWC showcase
• Neutral Sentiment: Product/security tie‑ups: Keysight to OEM Cybeats’ SBOM platform for software supply‑chain security — strategically relevant, but likely modest near‑term revenue impact. Cybeats partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Profile piece noting Keysight’s role in benchmarks/Russell 1000 — useful for narrative but not a discrete catalyst. Kalkine profile
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider transaction: an SVP sold 2,000 shares (disclosed filing) — a routine disclosure to monitor but not a major red flag given scale. Insider sale filing
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation/watch‑out: some newer price targets (and a Citigroup note) imply limited upside or even modest downside versus the current level — this concentration of targets near today’s price can encourage profit‑taking after the recent rally. Citigroup/Benzinga note

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.3%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $306.07 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $52.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $223.30 and a 200-day moving average of $193.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 1.78. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $311.81.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.