17,883 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Purchased by iSAM Funds UK Ltd

iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 17,883 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,128,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,423,838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,747,458,000 after purchasing an additional 97,064 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,306,577,000 after purchasing an additional 55,358 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after buying an additional 160,728 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after buying an additional 40,560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $647,328,000 after buying an additional 58,039 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. Bank of America upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total transaction of $203,720.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 127,833 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,042,138.76. This represents a 0.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. The trade was a 1.82% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 4,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,167,221. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS stock opened at $279.62 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $242.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $202.96. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $317.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.95 billion, a PE ratio of 50.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.82 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.