Maridea Wealth Management LLC Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Maridea Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 4,260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,203,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 497.7% in the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $336.31 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $374.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $346.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $282.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.47 billion, a PE ratio of 55.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results 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. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

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.