Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments

BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments lessened its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 66.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,600 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 15,300 shares during the quarter. BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments’ holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.5% in the second quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 111,718 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $18,306,000 after buying an additional 1,600 shares in the last quarter. Giverny Capital Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Giverny Capital Inc. now owns 333,585 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $54,661,000 after acquiring an additional 2,574 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $316,690,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 15.4% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 448,339 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $73,452,000 after purchasing an additional 59,666 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 22.7% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,987 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $326,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was 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 directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Barclays upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $232.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.82.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $197.95 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $201.50. The firm has a market cap of $34.02 billion, a PE ratio of 63.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50-day moving average of $175.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $168.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Keysight Technologies 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.