Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Purchases 6,504 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 184,084 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 6,504 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned about 0.11% of Keysight Technologies worth $32,200,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,090,737.33. This trade represents a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $232.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Eight equities research 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 a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $212.43 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $195.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $176.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $214.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.