QRG Capital Management Inc. Has $4.99 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

QRG Capital Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 11.8% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 17,676 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,376 shares during the quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,991,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,123,000. Confluence Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 334,338 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $67,934,000 after purchasing an additional 7,398 shares during the last quarter. Willis Investment Counsel increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,379,000 after purchasing an additional 4,333 shares during the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,137,000. Finally, Oak Harvest Investment Services bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,070,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $314.36 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.70, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $152.85 and a one year high of $374.96. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $346.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $287.25.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on KEYS shares. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

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.