Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service grew its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 284,280 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned 0.17% of Keysight Technologies worth $46,582,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 12.1% during the first quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,653 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,575 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $985,000 after purchasing an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $737,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 10.6% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,666 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $399,000 after buying an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 11.8% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 11,141 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,669,000 after buying an additional 1,175 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays reduced their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $220.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $189.90.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 3.1%

NYSE KEYS opened at $178.33 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $172.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $165.38. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The firm has a market cap of $30.65 billion, a PE ratio of 56.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $187.67.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies 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.