J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG Boosts Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 704.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,182 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 41,318 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $13,323,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. WPG Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.5% in the first quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% in the fourth 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. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,084,839.07. This represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $322.30 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company has a market capitalization of $55.08 billion, a PE ratio of 53.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.21. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $344.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $291.34. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.85 and a 12 month high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

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.