Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Lowers Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors trimmed its stake in Keysight by 1.1% in Q3, selling 15,219 shares and still holding 1,409,620 shares (~0.82% of the company) valued at $246.6 million, while institutional investors own about 84.58% of KEYS.
• Multiple analysts have raised price targets (e.g., Barclays to $320, UBS to $340), leaving a MarketBeat consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a consensus target of $295.36.
• Keysight beat quarterly estimates (EPS $2.17 vs $2.00; revenue $1.60B, up 23.3% YoY), provided FY‑2026 guidance, and authorized a $1.5 billion share buyback program (up to ~4.9% of shares).

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,409,620 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 15,219 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.82% of Keysight Technologies worth $246,551,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 237,563 shares in the last quarter. CI Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 898 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 62.8% in the 3rd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 22,036 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,855,000 after purchasing an additional 8,500 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 12,157 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,127,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Finally, Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 64,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $11,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,642 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on KEYS. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 4.4%

Shares of KEYS opened at $271.87 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $317.00. The stock has a market cap of $46.63 billion, a PE ratio of 48.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.12. The firm's fifty day moving average is $234.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $199.04. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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. Research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,079.84. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 24,119 shares of company stock worth $5,263,770 in the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.

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