Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $39.71 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 194,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 8,444 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $39,711,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total value of $475,360.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares in the company, valued at $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.4%

KEYS opened at $346.98 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $59.51 billion, a PE ratio of 62.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $137.09 and a 52 week high of $348.43. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $292.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $230.05.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

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.