Allianz Asset Management GmbH Increases Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 10.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 52,546 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,045 shares during the quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $9,191,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during 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 buying an additional 129 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted 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 purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at $4,566,977.64. The trade was a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director directly owned 198,389 shares in the company, valued at $39,058,826.32. This trade represents a 13.14% 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 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $231.04 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $232.92. The company’s 50-day moving average is $210.75 and its 200 day moving average is $185.13.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.