Candriam S.C.A. Sells 2,186 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Candriam S.C.A. trimmed its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 203,283 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,186 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $30,446,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Haven Private LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 3,974 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $595,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 14.2% during the 1st quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 4.8% in the first quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,847 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $158.5390 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $163.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 3.39 and a quick ratio of 2.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.29 billion, a PE ratio of 50.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.11.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.91%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,262,552.30. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $103,819.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 115,576 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,235,581.28. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 30,241 shares of company stock valued at $4,866,631. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.