Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Bought by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,681 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 4,799 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $3,443,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Haven Private LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the second quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $579,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,512 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $427,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Ronald S. 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 value of $5,906,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 198,389 shares in the company, valued at $39,058,826.32. The trade was a 13.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $207.41 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $196.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $177.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.64 billion, a PE ratio of 42.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $214.58.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $232.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.