Ronald Nersesian Sells 30,000 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Director Ronald Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total transaction of $5,906,400.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 198,389 shares in the company, valued at $39,058,826.32. This represents a 13.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $206.48 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $35.48 billion, a PE ratio of 42.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.19. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $206.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $176.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 9.3% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,965 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $519,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Trust Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Trust Investment Advisors now owns 4,337 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $759,000 after buying an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,153,000. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 17,563 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,072,000 after buying an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $18,990,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

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.