Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT Has $3.07 Million Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT lowered its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 19.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,547 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 4,151 shares during the period. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $3,069,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Haven Private LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $662,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the second quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $302.13 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $51.82 billion, a PE ratio of 54.44, a P/E/G ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $309.00. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $221.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $192.55.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.82 EPS. The business’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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

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

Trending Headlines about Keysight Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and raised guidance — Revenue grew ~23% YoY, EPS topped estimates and management issued significantly higher Q2/FY26 guidance, citing strong data‑center and AI demand. This is the primary driver of the rally. Keysight forecasts quarterly profit above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Record orders & AI/semiconductor tailwinds — Management said AI infrastructure and semiconductor testing drove record orders and multi‑year secular demand, supporting revenue and margin upside potential. Keysight Hits Record High
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades & price target increases — Multiple firms raised ratings/targets (Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, UBS), which fueled momentum and legitimized the stronger outlook. Analyst price target changes
• Positive Sentiment: Partnerships and market positioning — New collaborations (Ericsson on pre‑6G interoperability; Cybeats OEM SBOM for software supply‑chain security) and MWC product showcases increase TAM exposure in wireless, 6G and secure software testing markets. Keysight and Ericsson Collaborate
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call/transcript and analyst write‑ups — Guidance and backlog details are available in the call transcript and highlights for investors evaluating durability of the AI push and margin assumptions. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale disclosed — SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares (small % of her holding); routine disclosure but noted by market participants. SEC Form 4: Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and near‑term upside may be constrained — Several new price targets sit near the current trade level (and one firm’s updated target implies limited upside), which could prompt profit‑taking after the sharp move. Analyst price target coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst target changes are mixed — a recent Citigroup update raised its target but still implies downside vs. current price, highlighting divergent views on sustainable growth vs. valuation. Citigroup price target update

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays boosted 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. 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, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.36.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at $4,566,977.64. The trade was a 41.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 80,784 shares of company stock worth $16,317,097. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.