Maridea Wealth Management LLC Invests $1.20 Million in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Maridea Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 4,260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,203,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 valued at $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the 1st 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 boosted its position 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 buying an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 6.6%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $336.31 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $57.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $374.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $346.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $282.50.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies’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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Truist Financial raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.