Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Has $325,000 Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt trimmed its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 89.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,598 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 13,550 shares during the quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $325,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $435,542,000. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $208,891,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $212,979,000 after purchasing an additional 1,037,083 shares in the last quarter. Man Group plc raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $165,564,000 after purchasing an additional 628,082 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $93,865,000 after purchasing an additional 545,620 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 3.9%

NYSE KEYS opened at $329.67 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $332.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $265.85. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $152.85 and a one year high of $370.17. The firm has a market cap of $56.54 billion, a PE ratio of 54.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,793,190 in the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.