Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC Has $903,000 Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC lowered its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 5,508 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 93 shares during the period. Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $903,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 97.8% during the first quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 182 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $172.05 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.79, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.16. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $186.20. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $165.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $157.17. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.57 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. The trade was a 8.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.