Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Holdings Cut by Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE

Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.4% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 21,246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 86 shares during the quarter. Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $3,481,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Praxis Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 45.8% in the first quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $954,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the first quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,964,000 after acquiring an additional 6,186 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 142.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $751,000 after acquiring an additional 2,948 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,174 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,828,000 after purchasing an additional 1,635 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,730 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,906,000 after purchasing an additional 2,106 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 research analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 6.8%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $159.39 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The business’s fifty day moving average is $168.39 and its 200-day moving average is $159.56. The stock has a market cap of $27.39 billion, a PE ratio of 50.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.