Empowered Funds LLC Cuts Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Empowered Funds LLC lessened its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 9.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,637 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 5,581 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $17,726,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.0% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $925,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,333 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $659,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total transaction of $629,320.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 103,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,680,902.26. This represents a 1.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,752 shares in the company, valued at $11,412,753.44. The trade was a 7.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 10,507 shares of company stock worth $3,491,649. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $319.58 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $329.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $318.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $158.79 and a 52-week high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on KEYS shares. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two 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 $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.