Earnest Partners LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Earnest Partners LLC reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 466,374 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 10,645 shares during the quarter. Earnest Partners LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $81,578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.36.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,889 shares of company stock worth $1,167,221. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $279.62 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $47.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $242.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $203.49. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. 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 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors 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.