GSA Capital Partners LLP Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 4,139 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,449,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $1,123,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 30,986 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,296,000 after purchasing an additional 5,375 shares during the period. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,123,000. Comerica Bank raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 57.2% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 52,506 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $10,669,000 after buying an additional 19,104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $9,739,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $358.15 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $333.35 and a 200-day moving average of $312.09. The company has a market capitalization of $61.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.91, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90.

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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The firm’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,084,839.07. The trade was a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.