Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 91,706 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $33,385,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $7,030,806,000. State Street Corp grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,270,708 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,895,327,000 after buying an additional 273,042 shares during the period. Amundi increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 12.1% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 2,224,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $628,065,000 after buying an additional 240,167 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 4.7% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,005,409 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $581,248,000 after buying an additional 90,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,550,122 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $437,708,000 after buying an additional 20,325 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.
Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.1%
KEYS stock opened at $335.86 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $167.23 and a twelve month high of $389.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market cap of $57.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.13, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.17. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $340.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $314.24.
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 (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%. The firm’s revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies
In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total transaction of $957,660.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,412,753.44. The trade was 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 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.13, for a total transaction of $1,092,390.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 118,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,109,714.83. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
KEYS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $401.42.
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About Keysight Technologies
Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.
The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.
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