Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Decreases Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Stephens Investment Management Group LLC lessened its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 57,980 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,990 shares during the quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $10,142,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after buying an additional 13,085 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total value of $203,720.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 127,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,042,138.76. The trade was a 0.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at $3,503,506.98. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $214.37 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $199.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $179.08. The stock has a market cap of $36.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $218.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $219.82.

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.