iSAM Funds UK Ltd Purchases Shares of 17,883 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 17,883 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,128,000.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report 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 objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of KEYS opened at $279.62 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $317.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $242.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $202.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.38, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.12.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at $3,503,506.98. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total value of $475,360.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 107,861 shares in the company, valued at $25,636,402.48. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 4,889 shares of company stock worth $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.