Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) CEO Sells $500,100.00 in Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Satish Dhanasekaran also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, March 19th, Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.00, for a total transaction of $483,430.00.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.8%

KEYS stock opened at $278.92 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $47.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.26, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $257.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $211.66. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.