Three Seasons Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,271 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $795,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew 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 worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew 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 worth $1,595,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $254,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on KEYS. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $392.83.
Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies
In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 35,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. This trade represents a 7.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 7,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,451,909. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.3%
Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $326.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $325.95 and a 200-day moving average of $321.75. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $158.79 and a 52-week high of $374.96. The stock has a market cap of $55.63 billion, a PE ratio of 44.89, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.21.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 EPS for the current 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.
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