Volterra Technologies LP Purchases Shares of 3,711 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Volterra Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,711 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,048,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 15.0% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Kera Capital Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $925,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.8% in the first quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC now owns 1,260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the 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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $326.26 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 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’s 50-day moving average is $337.27 and its 200-day moving average is $298.71. The company has a market capitalization of $55.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

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.