Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Stock Holdings Lessened by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ cut its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 14.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 79,266 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 13,102 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $13,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Paradiem LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $979,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $621,000. National Pension Service grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 6,957 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in 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 worth $181,507,000 after buying an additional 33,768 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fenimore Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.1% during the third quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 632,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $110,625,000 after buying an additional 6,629 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total value of $5,906,400.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 198,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,058,826.32. This trade represents a 13.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737 in the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.3%

KEYS stock opened at $239.87 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $243.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $215.21 and a 200-day moving average of $188.90.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, sell-side 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 approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.