Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ

Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYSFree Report) by 4.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 55,559 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,451 shares during the quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $15,688,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $1,123,000. Confluence Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 334,338 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $67,934,000 after purchasing an additional 7,398 shares during the period. Willis Investment Counsel grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,379,000 after purchasing an additional 4,333 shares during the period. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $1,137,000. Finally, Oak Harvest Investment Services acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $4,070,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.9%

KEYS stock opened at $349.92 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $347.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $284.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.55, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYSGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. 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. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Read Our Latest Analysis on KEYS

About Keysight Technologies

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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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