Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. Purchases Shares of 2,216 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $363,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the first quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,964,000 after purchasing an additional 6,186 shares in the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at $361,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,036,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $155,258,000 after buying an additional 20,967 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 46.9% in the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 64,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $9,674,000 after acquiring an additional 20,631 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 6.4% during the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 42,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,922,000 after acquiring an additional 2,527 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was 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 $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $183.26 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $187.67. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $172.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $165.29.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. UBS Group initiated coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $220.00 target price on the stock. Barclays reduced their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.90.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.