Giverny Capital Inc. Decreases Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Giverny Capital Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 55.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 143,072 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 180,112 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies makes up about 1.7% of Giverny Capital Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Giverny Capital Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $50,085,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Fiduciary Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Markowski Investments purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $326.79 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $55.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $325.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $322.37. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $158.79 and a 1 year 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 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total transaction of $957,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. This represents a 7.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total value of $629,320.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 103,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,680,902.26. The trade was a 1.89% 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 7,507 shares of company stock worth $2,451,909 over the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on KEYS. Wall Street Zen lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Barclays lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.