Bessemer Group Inc. Sells 3,682 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Bessemer Group Inc. lessened its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,429,998 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,682 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $250,134,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 56.1% in the third quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 11,760 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,057,000 after purchasing an additional 4,225 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 31.4% in the third quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 8,719 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,525,000 after buying an additional 2,084 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.6% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,918 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,210,000 after buying an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 8.8% during the third quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 68,842 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,041,000 after buying an additional 5,552 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 10.6% during the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 52,546 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $9,191,000 after buying an additional 5,045 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.64.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $221.33 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $232.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. The company has a market capitalization of $37.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $209.58 and a 200 day moving average of $184.14.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

About Keysight Technologies

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.