Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Has $4.23 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 657.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 12,098 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,500 shares during the quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,234,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Fiduciary Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total transaction of $629,320.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 103,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,680,902.26. This represents a 1.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 10,507 shares of company stock worth $3,491,649 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $319.58 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $329.16 and a 200-day moving average of $318.66. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $158.79 and a 1 year high of $374.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business’s revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

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.