Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada Sells 2,000 Shares

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,084,839.07. The trade was a 1.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 6.3%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $314.36 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $346.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $286.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company has a market cap of $53.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.70, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $44,000. Eastern Bank lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 79.0% in the second quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 179 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $58,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

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.