Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by ING Groep NV

ING Groep NV trimmed its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 63.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 41,750 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 72,089 shares during the period. ING Groep NV’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,303,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target 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. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $229.85 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $39.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.00, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $213.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.77. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $242.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The company’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,503,506.98. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total value of $203,720.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 127,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,042,138.76. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.