Elevatus Welath Management Invests $3.15 Million in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Elevatus Welath Management bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 15,483 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,146,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 97,064 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in 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 during the period. Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.6% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $647,328,000 after purchasing an additional 58,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.5% in the third 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 buying an additional 237,563 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $298.82.

Trending Headlines about Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Street bullishness: a recent price‑target lift (reported broadly) signals stronger analyst conviction on growth and supports upside to the stock’s valuation. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) price target increased by 34.51% to 308.18
• Positive Sentiment: Manufacturing expansion: Keysight is starting test‑equipment manufacturing in Chennai, India — a move that can lower costs, improve supply resilience and help win business in semiconductors, defense and global customers. Taiwan-based Keysight launches local manufacturing in India, accelerating global innovation
• Positive Sentiment: Demand and product momentum: recent coverage highlights new test solutions (automotive Ethernet, AI/HPC interconnects) and growing secular demand in automotive, AI and data‑center testing — supportive for revenue growth and margin leverage. How The Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Story Is Evolving With New Growth Drivers And Valuation Views
• Positive Sentiment: Talent / long‑term demand: Keysight launched hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities, which can deepen the customer pipeline and create long‑term equipment demand. Keysight launches new hands‑on semiconductor teaching labs for universities
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst notes and valuation context: analysts are debating how much of the AI/defense tailwinds are already priced in; several firms have raised targets but valuation (high P/E) remains a focus for debate. How The Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Story Is Evolving With New Growth Drivers And Valuation Views
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading context: volume is below average and the shares sit near the 12‑month high — this can make intraday moves less liquid and amplify reactions to news.
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling: CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold ~1,667 shares (~$500k); the CFO and an SVP also disclosed sizable sales the same week. While insiders remain large holders, clustered sales are prompting short‑term concern and likely added selling pressure. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) CEO Sells $500,100.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking risk: after a sizable run toward the year high and with a rich P/E, some investors appear to be trimming positions, which is consistent with the observed downward move.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $278.92 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $47.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $317.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $257.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $211.36.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,719,400. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 41,223 shares of company stock valued at $11,716,951. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.