Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Reinhart Partners LLC.

Reinhart Partners LLC. lowered its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 16,196 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,001 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $5,896,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.0% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,350 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,255,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,037 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,654,000 after acquiring an additional 2,249 shares during the last quarter. Bell Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $3,567,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,211 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,533,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apella Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $205,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on KEYS. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $401.42.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 35,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. This trade represents a 7.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total transaction of $652,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 101,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,216,872.10. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $382.35 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.79 and a 1-year high of $389.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The business’s 50 day moving average is $341.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $334.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.52, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, energy, and other industries. Its products and services help engineers design, validate, manufacture, and optimize electronic systems and communications networks.

The company offers test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, simulation and modeling tools, cybersecurity testing capabilities, and related technical services.