Havemeyer Place LP purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 15,659 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,182,000. Keysight Technologies makes up about 0.6% of Havemeyer Place LP’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position 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 worth $3,965,000 after buying an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.0% in 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 buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $254,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
KEYS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned 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 $371.92.
Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies
In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,793,190. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Keysight Technologies Trading Down 3.9%
NYSE KEYS opened at $329.67 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $370.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. The stock has a market cap of $56.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.22, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.22. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $332.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $265.85.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.
Keysight Technologies 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.
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