Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Sells $304,420.00 in Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 5.7%

KEYS opened at $283.86 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $232.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $198.05. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $317.00. The company has a market cap of $48.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase 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 usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Haven Private LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $826,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,324 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 515 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 9,483 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,927,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Keysight Technologies

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.