Forum Financial Management LP Has $355,000 Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Forum Financial Management LP lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 14.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 276 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $36,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $39,000. 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 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 transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $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 SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Saturday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Barclays reduced their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $169.49 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $186.20. The stock has a market cap of $29.13 billion, a PE ratio of 53.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a 50 day moving average of $168.71 and a 200-day moving average of $161.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.57 earnings per share. The business’s 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current 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.