Farther Finance Advisors LLC Has $382,000 Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 303.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,330 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 1,753 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $382,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Summit Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $519,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the first quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $579,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Haven Private LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 3,974 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $595,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $173.28 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $167.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $158.45. 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 firm has a market cap of $29.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.16. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly 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. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. The firm’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. Equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Bank of America raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays cut their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.