Federated Hermes Inc. Sells 7,581 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Federated Hermes Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 67.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,726 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 7,581 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $652,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after acquiring an additional 13,085 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $221.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $231.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $232.92. The company’s 50-day moving average is $210.75 and its 200 day moving average is $185.01.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.