Whittier Trust Co. Lowers Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Whittier Trust Co. lowered its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,110 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 75 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $510,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,969,511 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,140,604,000 after acquiring an additional 95,876 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,814,195,000 after acquiring an additional 2,675,148 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.7% in the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,263,417 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $636,854,000 after acquiring an additional 305,143 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,317,700 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $496,892,000 after acquiring an additional 33,818 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,273,896 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $340,561,000 after acquiring an additional 53,846 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS opened at $168.58 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market cap of $28.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.69, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $160.77.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.38.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.