London Co. of Virginia Sells 47,683 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

London Co. of Virginia lessened its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 979,337 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 47,683 shares during the period. London Co. of Virginia’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $171,306,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $330,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $363,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, CI Investments Inc. grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 898 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 4,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,167,221. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $286.23 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $49.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $317.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $243.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $204.34.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.82 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board 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.