Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Sells $623,633.50 in Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP John Page sold 3,175 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $623,633.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,148,313.06. This represents a 8.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $201.27 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $34.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $202.17. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $176.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $168.48. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Haven Private LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $662,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the second quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $519,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $208.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.82.

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.