Andra AP fonden Buys 13,300 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Andra AP fonden lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 78.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 30,184 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,300 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,946,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. Barclays reduced their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned 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 $186.56.

Insider Activity

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

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 2.4%

NYSE KEYS opened at $180.64 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $187.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The firm has a market cap of $31.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $171.60 and its 200-day moving average is $164.22.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.57 EPS. 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.

About Keysight Technologies

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.