ING Groep NV Sells 72,089 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

ING Groep NV trimmed its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 63.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,750 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 72,089 shares during the quarter. ING Groep NV’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,303,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 129 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings 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 period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased 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 worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. Susquehanna increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,090,737.33. This trade represents a 3.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $229.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. The company has a 50-day moving average of $213.25 and a 200-day moving average of $186.77. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $242.62. The company has a market capitalization of $39.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.00, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The company’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate 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 approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Keysight Technologies 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.