Ingrid Estrada Sells 2,000 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYSGet Free Report) SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total transaction of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 101,861 shares in the company, valued at $33,216,872.10. This trade represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $325.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company has a 50-day moving average of $325.47 and a 200-day moving average of $324.90. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $158.79 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company has a market capitalization of $55.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.75, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYSGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.72 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $392.83.

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Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 91,964,216 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,030,806,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% during 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 buying an additional 1,371,488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $464,017,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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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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