Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Madison Asset Management LLC

Madison Asset Management LLC lessened its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 18.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 422,973 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 96,339 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies makes up approximately 1.5% of Madison Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $119,435,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $1,123,000. Willis Investment Counsel raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,379,000 after buying an additional 4,333 shares during the period. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $1,137,000. Oak Harvest Investment Services purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $4,070,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake 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 valued at $6,296,000 after buying an additional 5,375 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $314.08 on Tuesday. 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 Inc. has a one year low of $152.85 and a one year high of $374.96. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $339.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $296.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.68 billion, a PE ratio of 51.66, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 approximately $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 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 that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company 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.