Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Stock Position Decreased by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lessened its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 12.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 332,597 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 47,276 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. owned 0.19% of Keysight Technologies worth $67,580,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 3.4%

Shares of KEYS opened at $298.79 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $252.97 and its 200-day moving average is $209.52. The firm has a market cap of $51.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.84, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.12. 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 issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,079.84. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $290.00, for a total transaction of $483,430.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 124,065 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,978,850. The trade was a 1.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 35,556 shares of company stock worth $10,025,731 over the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. 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 Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $298.82.

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.