Artemis Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Artemis Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 5,000 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,016,000. Keysight Technologies makes up approximately 0.1% of Artemis Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bollard Group LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $196,000. Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,272,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 34.8% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,529,797 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $310,839,000 after buying an additional 394,823 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,068 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after buying an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.9%

KEYS opened at $349.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $338.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $271.52. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $370.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,793,190. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.