Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Securian Asset Management Inc.

Securian Asset Management Inc. decreased its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,967 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 100 shares during the quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,469,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Summit Financial LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $519,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during 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 buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $146,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $579,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was 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 approximately $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Six investment 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 a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of KEYS opened at $164.56 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $168.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.50. The stock has a market cap of $28.28 billion, a PE ratio of 52.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $186.20. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.57 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Keysight Technologies

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.