Victory Capital Management Inc. Sells 716,628 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Victory Capital Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 23.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,304,835 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 716,628 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $468,319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in 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 worth $52,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $71,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,719,400. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,793,190 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Robert W. Baird boosted 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. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of KEYS opened at $349.99 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $370.17. The firm has a market cap of $59.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.22. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $338.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $271.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies’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. On average, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

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.