Tribune Investment Group LP Buys New Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Tribune Investment Group LP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 11,240 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,935,000. Keysight Technologies accounts for about 1.6% of Tribune Investment Group LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 35,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. This trade represents a 7.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 7,507 shares of company stock worth $2,451,909 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $322.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $55.10 billion, a PE ratio of 44.29, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $326.14 and a 200 day moving average of $321.71. 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 12 month low of $158.79 and a 12 month high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company’s revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Barclays boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $392.83.

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.