FSM Wealth Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

FSM Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,295 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $210,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Summit Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $519,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA increased 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 purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $579,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $169.49 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $168.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $161.06. The stock has a market cap of $29.13 billion, a PE ratio of 53.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays reduced 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 report on Wednesday, August 20th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.38.

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.