Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Convergence Investment Partners LLC

Convergence Investment Partners LLC lessened its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 37.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,813 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,415 shares during the quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,641,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position 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 valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $328.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $338.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $296.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $374.96. The firm has a market cap of $56.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.97, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s 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, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.