3,229 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Purchased by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. increased its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 231,655 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,229 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A. owned approximately 0.14% of Keysight Technologies worth $84,640,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Hughes Financial Services LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 453.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC now owns 83 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total transaction of $681,580.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 123,390 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,050,078.10. The trade was a 1.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total value of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 101,861 shares in the company, valued at $33,216,872.10. This represents a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 4.1%

NYSE KEYS opened at $271.22 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $167.23 and a 12-month high of $389.93. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $337.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $317.15. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market cap of $46.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.19.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.72 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $401.42.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc develops electronic design, test and measurement solutions used to design, validate and monitor electronic systems. Its offerings include instruments, software and services that help customers evaluate the performance and reliability of products and networks.

The company serves industries including communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor and general electronics. Its solutions support work ranging from chip and device development to testing wireless networks, data centers and connected systems.

Keysight became an independent public company in 2014 after separating from Agilent Technologies, which had previously been part of Hewlett-Packard.