Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Key Points

• Robeco Institutional Asset Management trimmed its stake in Keysight by 8.1%, selling 14,927 shares and holding 169,157 shares worth about $34.37 million at the end of the quarter.
• Keysight beat quarterly expectations, reporting EPS of $2.17 vs. $2.00 and revenue of $1.60 billion (up 23.3% YoY), and provided FY‑2026 and Q2‑2026 EPS guidance ranges.
• Analysts lifted ratings and price targets, including UBS to $340 and Goldman to $322, leaving the consensus as a "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $304.17.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 169,157 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 14,927 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned approximately 0.10% of Keysight Technologies worth $34,371,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Norden Group LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $330,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group increased 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $304.17.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total value of $475,360.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares in the company, valued at $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. This 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 90 days, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.0%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $330.68 on Tuesday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $275.80 and its 200-day moving average is $221.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $129.88 and a 1 year high of $331.29. The company has a market cap of $56.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.58, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter 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, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

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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