SG Americas Securities LLC Has $921,000 Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

SG Americas Securities LLC lowered its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 53.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 5,986 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $921,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Haven Private LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the second 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 grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the second quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 20.4% during the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 513 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $214.37 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $36.83 billion, a PE ratio of 43.84, a P/E/G 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $200.39 and a 200-day moving average of $179.57. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $218.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly 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. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The business’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in 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 management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 over the last three months. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. 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 note on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. 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 currently has a consensus 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.