James Cullen Sells 3,000 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 2.0%

KEYS traded down $7.09 on Thursday, reaching $343.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,083,546 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,464,687. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $331.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $264.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market capitalization of $58.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $370.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The company’s revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 8.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $285,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371,488 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $208,891,000. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $212,979,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037,083 shares during the period. Finally, Man Group plc lifted its holdings 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 period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

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.