Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Lowers Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Oppenheimer & Co. cut its stake in Keysight by 25.3% in Q4, selling 7,291 shares and retaining 21,523 shares worth about $4.37 million; institutional investors own roughly 84.58% of the company.
• Company insiders have been selling: CFO Neil Dougherty and SVP Jeffrey K. Li each sold 2,000 shares on March 24, and insiders have disposed of 40,334 shares (≈$11.53M) in the past 90 days, with insiders now owning 0.40% of the stock.
• Keysight recently beat quarterly EPS and revenue and set FY2026 EPS guidance (8.59), while multiple analysts raised ratings/targets—leaving a consensus of “Moderate Buy” and a $314.33 average price target.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. decreased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 25.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,523 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 7,291 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.'s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,373,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position 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 holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at $10,252,757.81. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Bank of America upgraded Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $340.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Susquehanna reiterated a "positive" rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $352.13 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 $60.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.45, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.26. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $303.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $236.52. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.51 and a 52-week high of $353.52.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies's revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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