Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Holdings Cut by Leeward Investments LLC MA

Leeward Investments LLC MA cut its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 13.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 52,754 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 8,134 shares during the period. Leeward Investments LLC MA’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $19,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,030,806,000. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,270,708 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,895,327,000 after buying an additional 273,042 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 12.1% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 2,224,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $628,065,000 after acquiring an additional 240,167 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 4.7% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,005,409 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $581,248,000 after acquiring an additional 90,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,550,122 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $437,708,000 after acquiring an additional 20,325 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 19th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $401.42.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total transaction of $681,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 123,390 shares in the company, valued at $42,050,078.10. This trade represents a 1.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. This represents a 7.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752 over the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $314.54 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $341.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $338.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $165.06 and a one year high of $389.93. The firm has a market cap of $53.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.