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

TD Asset Management Inc lowered its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 302,085 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 12,615 shares during the quarter. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $61,381,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.3% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 40,548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,239,000 after purchasing an additional 11,448 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,077,731 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $218,984,000 after purchasing an additional 252,893 shares during the period. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 50.0% during the 4th quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC now owns 5,945 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Meridian Management Co. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Meridian Management Co. now owns 37,553 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,630,000 after purchasing an additional 1,388 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 288,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $58,651,000 after purchasing an additional 14,833 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $329.67 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $332.65 and a 200-day moving average of $265.85. The firm has a market cap of $56.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $370.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. UBS Group increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,793,190 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently 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.