Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Lord Abbett & CO. LLC

Lord Abbett & CO. LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 426,107 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,894 shares during the quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC owned approximately 0.25% of Keysight Technologies worth $86,581,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,123,000. Willis Investment Counsel grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,379,000 after buying an additional 4,333 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 334,338 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $67,934,000 after buying an additional 7,398 shares during the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,137,000. Finally, Oak Harvest Investment Services purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,070,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,793,190. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on KEYS. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given 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 $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $349.99 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $59.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $338.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $271.52. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $152.85 and a 12-month high of $370.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The business 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

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.