KBC Group NV Buys 325 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

KBC Group NV increased its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,805 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $8,653,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% during the 1st 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. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Friday. They set a “buy” rating and a $215.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.18.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $178.97 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $187.67. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $173.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $165.62. The company has a market capitalization of $30.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.00, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22.

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

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.