Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Decreases Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. cut its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 54.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,038 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 16,709 shares during the quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,456,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,090,737.33. This trade represents a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total value of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 24,119 shares of company stock valued at $5,263,770 in the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 4.4%

KEYS stock opened at $271.87 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $234.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $199.04. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $317.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.63 billion, a PE ratio of 48.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.