Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Sells 2,352 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lessened its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 409,224 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,352 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned 0.24% of Keysight Technologies worth $71,581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Paradiem LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $979,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $621,000. National Pension Service grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,943,000 after acquiring an additional 6,957 shares during the last quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 632,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $110,625,000 after purchasing an additional 6,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.1% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,107,655 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $181,507,000 after buying an additional 33,768 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,090,737.33. This represents a 3.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 4.3%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $231.04 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $232.92. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $210.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

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

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase 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 repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.