Chicago Capital LLC Reduces Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Chicago Capital LLC reduced its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 31.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,415 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,011 shares during the quarter. Chicago Capital LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $897,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in 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 in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its holdings 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 worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $51,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial started coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 target price on the stock. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $333.90 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $129.88 and a 12 month high of $338.00. The stock has a market cap of $57.26 billion, a PE ratio of 60.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $284.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $225.80.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies 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.