Geode Capital Management LLC Has $747.44 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,560 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC owned approximately 2.66% of Keysight Technologies worth $747,437,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $178.33 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $172.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.38. 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 firm has a market cap of $30.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $187.67.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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 research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Barclays lowered their price objective 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. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. UBS Group assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $220.00 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $189.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

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

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.