Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 6.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 49,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,414 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $8,727,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $246,051,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361,969 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after acquiring an additional 628,082 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $93,865,000 after purchasing an additional 545,620 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $771,359,000 after purchasing an additional 446,123 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on KEYS. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total transaction of $5,906,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 198,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,058,826.32. This trade represents a 13.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $234.99 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $212.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.11. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $237.97. The stock has a market cap of $40.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.06, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The business 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.