Aberdeen Group plc Increases Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 10.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 175,415 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,347 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned 0.10% of Keysight Technologies worth $28,744,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Accent Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.38.

Insider Activity

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

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $159.39 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $186.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.18. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $168.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.57 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.