Win Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,841 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $780,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after acquiring an additional 13,085 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,595,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $254,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Truist Financial began coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.33.
Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies
In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were 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 owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.
Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.7%
Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $366.56 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $152.85 and a 12-month high of $370.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.05, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $311.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $243.93.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies’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. Analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.
About Keysight Technologies
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.
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