Modera Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Modera Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,271 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $208,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 16.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 2,675,148 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1,224.5% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,991,884 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $298,324,000 after buying an additional 1,841,494 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 310.2% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 415,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $68,130,000 after buying an additional 314,420 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.4% during the 1st quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 935,490 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $140,120,000 after buying an additional 309,345 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $636,854,000 after acquiring an additional 305,143 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of KEYS opened at $180.64 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.04 billion, a PE ratio of 57.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $187.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $171.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $164.61.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. Bank of America raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They set a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price target for the company. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.56.

Keysight Technologies Profile

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.