John Page Sells 3,175 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP John Page sold 3,175 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $623,633.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,148,313.06. This represents a 8.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $201.27 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $176.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $168.48. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $202.17. The firm has a market cap of $34.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.10, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 9.3% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,965 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $519,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Trust Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.8% during the third quarter. Trust Investment Advisors now owns 4,337 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $759,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $4,153,000. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 17,563 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,072,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $18,990,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.82.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.