Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Hahn Capital Management LLC

Hahn Capital Management LLC lowered its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 17.6% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 39,282 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 8,373 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies makes up approximately 7.0% of Hahn Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Hahn Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $11,092,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,123,000. Willis Investment Counsel lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $16,379,000 after purchasing an additional 4,333 shares during the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $1,137,000. Oak Harvest Investment Services bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $4,070,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 21.0% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 30,986 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,296,000 after buying an additional 5,375 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” 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 report on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $315.70 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $374.96. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $340.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $295.35. The company has a market cap of $53.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.92, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.