William Blair Investment Management LLC Lowers Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

William Blair Investment Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 30.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 12,028 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 5,339 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Accent Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth approximately $39,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $164.75 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $28.31 billion, a PE ratio of 52.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $168.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.42. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $186.20. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Six 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, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.