Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. lowered its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 28.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,885 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,771 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,399,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,423,838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,747,458,000 after acquiring an additional 97,064 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,306,577,000 after purchasing an additional 55,358 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $647,328,000 after purchasing an additional 58,039 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,021,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $528,514,000 after purchasing an additional 237,563 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Keysight Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong product and market momentum: Keysight announced new test solutions for automotive Ethernet and expanded 1.6T test solutions for AI/HPC interconnects, supporting secular demand in automotive, AI and data‑center test equipment markets. Keysight Unveils Next-Generation In-Vehicle Network Test Solutions at Automotive Ethernet Congress 2026 Keysight Expands 1.6T Test Solutions for AI and HPC Network Interconnects
• Positive Sentiment: Manufacturing footprint expansion: Keysight is starting test‑equipment manufacturing in Chennai, India to serve global markets — a move that can lower costs, improve supply resilience and support sales in semiconductors and defense. EDA Supplier Keysight to Manufacture Testing Equipment in India Keysight Sets Up Chennai Unit To Manufacture For Global Markets
• Positive Sentiment: Academic / talent pipeline: Keysight launched hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities, which can help build long‑term customer relationships and training demand for lab/test equipment. Keysight launches new hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and recent fundamentals: Citigroup raised its price target to $320, and Keysight’s most recent quarter beat EPS and revenue while setting FY‑2026 guidance — fundamentals that support a higher valuation. Citigroup Increases Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Price Target to $320.00
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary: Recent analyst pieces note the stock has softened modestly since the earnings report and discuss rebound prospects — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Keysight (KEYS) Down 1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading context: Volume is below its average and the stock sits near its recent 12‑month high, which can reduce conviction behind intraday moves (less liquidity to amplify direction). (Market data from trading summary.)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Multiple senior executives (CEO, CFO and an SVP) disclosed sales of stock last week. While they remain large holders, clustered insider sales can trigger short‑term investor concern and add to near‑term selling pressure. CEO Form 4 filing
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking risk: With shares having run up toward the year high and a high P/E, some investors appear to be trimming positions, which is consistent with the observed decline.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 41,223 shares of company stock valued at $11,716,951 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $281.29 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $48.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.68, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $255.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $210.60. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $298.82.

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.