Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd Purchases 4,101 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 30,773 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,101 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,253,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 18,945 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,849,000 after buying an additional 958 shares during the period. NewEdge Wealth LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $815,000. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $249,000. Chesapeake Capital Corp IL bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $518,000. Finally, Ethic Inc. boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 29.7% during the fourth quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 17,391 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,534,000 after acquiring an additional 3,979 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. UBS Group raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.2%

KEYS opened at $360.86 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $370.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.89 billion, a PE ratio of 65.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The company’s 50-day moving average is $313.22 and its 200 day moving average is $246.68.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.