Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by 2Xideas AG

2Xideas AG lowered its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 17.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,535 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 7,138 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies comprises 1.3% of 2Xideas AG’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. 2Xideas AG’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,041,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total value of $475,360.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at $3,503,506.98. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 4,889 shares of company stock worth $1,167,221 over the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE KEYS opened at $279.62 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $242.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $202.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $317.00. The firm has a market cap of $47.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.38, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan 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 repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are 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.