KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS Raises Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.2% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 59,300 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,400 shares during the quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $9,717,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 25.9% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,225 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 50.5% during the first quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,002 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $300,000 after purchasing an additional 672 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 142.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $751,000 after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 4.8% during the first quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,847 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 365.3% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 101,362 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $15,181,000 after purchasing an additional 79,578 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, 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 report on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $171.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $29.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $168.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20.

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