Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Acquired by Madison Asset Management LLC

Madison Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,153 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies accounts for 1.1% of Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Madison Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $99,918,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Paradiem LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $979,000. National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,943,000 after buying an additional 6,957 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $621,000. Fenimore Asset Management Inc boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.1% during the third quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 632,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $110,625,000 after acquiring an additional 6,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,107,655 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $181,507,000 after acquiring an additional 33,768 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $243.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $234.99 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $40.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $237.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $212.20 and its 200-day moving average is $186.11.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.65 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.