Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Sells 10,606 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund trimmed its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 27.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,209 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 10,606 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,622,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,964,000 after acquiring an additional 6,186 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,174 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,828,000 after purchasing an additional 1,635 shares in the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $361,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake 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 in the last quarter. Finally, IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 34,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,432,000 after purchasing an additional 3,488 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $175.31 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $169.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $162.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.13 billion, a PE ratio of 55.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.18. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results 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. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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 expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.56.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly 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 through this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.