3,508 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Bought by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,508 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,228,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,123,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.0% during the 4th 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 period. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $1,123,000. Comerica Bank grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 52,506 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $10,669,000 after buying an additional 19,104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $9,739,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies 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 sale, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $358.15 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $333.35 and its 200-day moving average is $312.09. The company has a market cap of $61.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.91, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. 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 Inc. has a 52-week low of $152.85 and a 52-week high of $374.96.

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 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 business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

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.