Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty Sells 1,000 Shares

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total value of $203,720.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 127,833 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,042,138.76. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $206.72 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $214.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.52 billion, a PE ratio of 42.27, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.19. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $174.59.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter worth about $724,000. State of Wyoming lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 77.8% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,831 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $274,000 after acquiring an additional 801 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 141.8% in the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 102,573 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $15,362,000 after purchasing an additional 60,150 shares during the period. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 44.0% during the first quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 2,311 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 706 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 20th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.