96,789 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Bought by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 358.8% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 123,761 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 96,789 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $45,054,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $7,030,806,000. State Street Corp grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,270,708 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,895,327,000 after purchasing an additional 273,042 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 12.1% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 2,224,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $628,065,000 after buying an additional 240,167 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 4.7% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,005,409 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $581,248,000 after buying an additional 90,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $464,017,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $401.42.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $364.13, for a total transaction of $1,092,390.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 118,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,109,714.83. This trade represents a 2.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Lisa Poole sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $348.01, for a total transaction of $69,602.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 6,134 shares in the company, valued at $2,134,693.34. The trade was a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $305.78 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $167.23 and a one year high of $389.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.19. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $335.88 and its 200-day moving average is $318.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc. develops electronic design, test and measurement solutions used to design, validate and monitor electronic systems. Its offerings include instruments, software and services that help customers evaluate the performance and reliability of products and networks. The company serves industries including communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor and general electronics. Its solutions support work ranging from chip and device development to testing wireless networks, data centers and connected systems.