National Pension Service lowered its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 282,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 22,406 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $99,031,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 34,044.8% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 92,234,343 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,288,476,000 after buying an additional 91,964,216 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at $7,030,806,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $285,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371,488 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $464,017,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies
In related news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,412,753.44. This represents a 7.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 9,507 shares of company stock valued at $3,104,109. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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Keysight Technologies Trading Down 1.6%
NYSE KEYS opened at $325.79 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $325.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $324.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market cap of $55.46 billion, a PE ratio of 44.75, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $158.79 and a 12 month high of $374.96.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.
Keysight Technologies Company Profile
Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for engineers, manufacturers and service providers. Its products and services help customers design, validate, manufacture and optimize electronic and communications systems across the product life cycle.
The company offers electronic measurement instruments, software and related services for applications including radio-frequency and microwave testing, wireless communications, high-speed digital systems, semiconductor development and power electronics.
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