Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Raises Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 284.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 221,944 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 164,140 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $45,097,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Norden Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $251,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $759,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $363,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $338.54 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $152.85 and a 52-week high of $370.17. The stock has a market cap of $58.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is $327.62 and its 200 day moving average is $260.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 8.26 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 37,334 shares of company stock worth $10,753,450 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.