Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Mcrae Capital Management Inc.

Mcrae Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 106,956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 5,970 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies makes up about 4.4% of Mcrae Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Mcrae Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $21,732,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 37,334 shares of company stock valued at $10,753,450. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.4%

NYSE KEYS opened at $351.51 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $331.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $264.25. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $152.85 and a one year high of $370.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. The company has a market cap of $60.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results 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. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 8.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.