Geneva Capital Management LLC Acquires 1,850 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Geneva Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 283,477 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 1,850 shares during the period. Geneva Capital Management LLC owned about 0.16% of Keysight Technologies worth $49,586,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS stock opened at $285.21 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $48.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.39, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $317.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $237.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $201.01.

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

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

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This trade 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 Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 4,889 shares of company stock valued at $1,167,221 over the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.