M&G PLC Invests $12.11 Million in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

M&G PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 69,170 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,105,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $233.46 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $214.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $188.01. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $242.62. The firm has a market cap of $40.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The company’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $221.64.

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.