B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $2.98 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,031 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,252 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,979,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake 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 raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 164.3% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after acquiring an additional 628,082 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% during 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 period. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.5% during the second 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 owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS stock opened at $281.60 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $235.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $200.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $317.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.29 billion, a PE ratio of 50.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $220.00 to $282.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the transaction, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 19,889 shares of company stock valued at $4,369,421 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.