Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires New Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 5,597 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,137,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Paradiem LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $979,000. Madison Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $99,918,000 after acquiring an additional 40,153 shares during the period. National Pension Service boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,943,000 after acquiring an additional 6,957 shares during the period. Fenimore Asset Management Inc boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 632,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $110,625,000 after acquiring an additional 6,629 shares during the period. Finally, Willis Investment Counsel boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,379,000 after acquiring an additional 4,333 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price target for the company. Barclays boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.0%

KEYS opened at $324.18 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $129.29 and a one year high of $325.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $273.66 and its 200-day moving average is $220.65. The company has a market capitalization of $55.60 billion, a PE ratio of 58.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the sale, the director owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.