Czech National Bank Buys 2,104 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Czech National Bank raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 48,816 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,104 shares during the period. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $17,089,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at $44,000. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup upped their target price 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, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $340.95 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 stock has a market cap of $58.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $332.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $306.69. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies 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 transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% 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 ninety days, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.