Aberdeen Group plc Cuts Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Aberdeen Group plc lowered its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 183,207 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,274 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.11% of Keysight Technologies worth $37,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $51,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,719,400. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on KEYS. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS opened at $291.21 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.94 billion, a PE ratio of 52.47, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.15. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $317.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $264.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $215.62. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.