ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Has $7.87 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. lessened its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 9.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 44,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 4,699 shares during the quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,326,774 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,494,605,000 after acquiring an additional 357,263 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,306,577,000 after purchasing an additional 55,358 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $771,359,000 after purchasing an additional 446,123 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after purchasing an additional 40,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $316,690,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $214.37 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $218.15. The company has a market capitalization of $36.83 billion, a PE ratio of 43.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.18. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $199.77 and a 200-day moving average of $179.08.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly 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, equities 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 stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total value of $5,906,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 198,389 shares in the company, valued at $39,058,826.32. This represents a 13.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. 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. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $219.82.

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.