OFI Invest Asset Management Buys 4,675 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• OFI Invest Asset Management increased its stake in Keysight by 582.9%, buying 4,675 shares to hold 5,477 shares worth about $1.04 million after the quarter.
• Keysight posted a quarter-beating EPS of $2.17 (vs. $2.00 est.) and revenue of $1.60 billion (up 23.3% year-over-year), and provided FY2026 and Q2 guidance that implies continued growth.
• Analyst sentiment is positive overall—MarketBeat shows an average rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of about $304.17, including several recent target raises and upgrades.

OFI Invest Asset Management lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 582.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,477 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 4,675 shares during the quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,036,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a "hold" rating and a $310.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $340.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $322.66 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $129.26 and a 1 year high of $323.87. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $271.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $219.02. The company has a market cap of $55.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.14, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.82 EPS. The company's revenue 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 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.

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