EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 57.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,081 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,844 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,435,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter worth about $44,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,084,839.07. This represents a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 5.4%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $312.62 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $374.96. The stock has a market cap of $53.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $333.93 and a 200 day moving average of $302.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

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.