Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Purchased by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 25.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,648 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,602 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,169,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth $34,000. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth $39,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Bank of America lifted their target price 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 raised Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $217.09.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $214.29 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $214.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $181.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $170.74. The company has a market cap of $36.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.82, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.19.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly 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 analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,621,717.18. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 3,201 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $628,740.42. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 43,917 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,626,177.14. The trade was a 6.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 64,037 shares of company stock valued at $12,624,702 in the last 90 days. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.