John Page Sells 3,175 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP John Page sold 3,175 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $623,633.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,148,313.06. The trade was a 8.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $208.78 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market cap of $35.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.70, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a 50 day moving average of $177.57 and a 200-day moving average of $169.02. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $209.87.

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

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $232.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $214.82.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,987 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,131 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.6% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 53,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,002,000 after buying an additional 2,836 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 55,639 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,333,000 after buying an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Argent Trust Co raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 32.2% in the 1st quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 2,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $377,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.