Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 36,736 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Principal Financial Group Inc. lowered its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 199,838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 36,736 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $34,956,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of Keysight Technologies 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 owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at $4,566,977.64. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $221.67 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $232.92. The firm has a market cap of $38.02 billion, a PE ratio of 45.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $210.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.65 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Keysight Technologies 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.