Swedbank AB Has $543.09 Million Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Swedbank AB lessened its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,104,797 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 871,922 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $543,091,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the 2nd 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 during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the 2nd 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 last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $205.37 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The company has a market capitalization of $35.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50-day moving average of $186.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $173.37. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $214.58.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released 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 company 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 quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research 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, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.82.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $948,119.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 110,079 shares in the company, valued at $21,621,717.18. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 3,201 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $628,740.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 43,917 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,626,177.14. This represents a 6.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 76,895 shares of company stock worth $15,454,296. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

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.