Contravisory Investment Management Inc. Has $1.12 Million Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Contravisory Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 89.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,509 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,596 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,119,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $330,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during 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 during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $759,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,821,079.84. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,719,286.92. This represents a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 35,556 shares of company stock valued at $10,025,731 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 4.2%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $289.30 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $49.61 billion, a PE ratio of 52.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.12. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $251.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.60. 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 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. On average, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on 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 reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $298.82.

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.