Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Director Sells $957,660.00 in Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $326.39 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $330.03 and a 200-day moving average of $318.65. The company has a market capitalization of $55.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $158.79 and a 1 year high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.72 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 15.0% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Kera Capital Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $925,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,333 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $659,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 16.5% during the first quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $392.83.

About Keysight Technologies

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.