Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Sells 5,467 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR lowered its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 42.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,289 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 5,467 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,481,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% in the fourth quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,821,079.84. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $360.33 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $308.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $241.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.92, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.52 and a 52 week high of $367.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

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.