Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Holdings Decreased by Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC lowered its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 59.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,166 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 9,098 shares during the quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $56,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Citigroup increased their target price 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. Susquehanna lifted their price target 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $219.82.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $214.37 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $199.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $179.18. The company has a market cap of $36.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $218.15. 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 (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, topping 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 firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.65 EPS. The business’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 expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program 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 buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

About Keysight Technologies

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.