Cetera Investment Advisers Trims Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Cetera Investment Advisers lessened its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 7.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,771 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,216 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,584,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,964,000 after purchasing an additional 6,186 shares during the period. Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $361,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,036,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $155,258,000 after buying an additional 20,967 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 46.9% during the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 64,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $9,674,000 after buying an additional 20,631 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 42,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,922,000 after acquiring an additional 2,527 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on KEYS. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $208.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America boosted their price target 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, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $214.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.9%

KEYS stock opened at $197.95 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $175.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $167.95. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $201.50. The company has a market cap of $34.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.