Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC Sells 17,807 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 41.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,829 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 17,807 shares during the period. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,011,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after buying an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,084,839.07. This represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $314.36 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $53.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $374.96. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $346.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $286.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.