Advisors Capital Management LLC Invests $325,000 in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Advisors Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 2,171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $325,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Praxis Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 45.8% during the first quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $954,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the first quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,964,000 after acquiring an additional 6,186 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 142.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $751,000 after acquiring an additional 2,948 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.2% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,174 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,828,000 after acquiring an additional 1,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 19.8% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,730 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,906,000 after purchasing an additional 2,106 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $170.56 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.32, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $164.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $156.99. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $187.38.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at $18,966,528.80. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,262,552.30. The trade was a 8.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.