UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Raises Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,002,878 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,663 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $701,148,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,316,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $157,137,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $11,917,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $9,739,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 39,009 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,926,000 after acquiring an additional 3,882 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total transaction of $629,320.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 103,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,680,902.26. This trade represents a 1.89% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 10,507 shares of company stock worth $3,491,649. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $319.58 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $158.79 and a 12 month high of $374.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $329.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $318.66.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.72 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

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.