Caprock Group LLC Takes $1.14 Million Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,136,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $246,051,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361,969 shares in the last quarter. Man Group plc lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $165,564,000 after acquiring an additional 628,082 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $93,865,000 after acquiring an additional 545,620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $771,359,000 after acquiring an additional 446,123 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. The trade was a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 110,079 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737 over the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $233.46 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $40.04 billion, a PE ratio of 47.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $213.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $187.38. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $242.62.

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

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.64.

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.