Satish Dhanasekaran Sells 12,528 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 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 value of $2,460,749.76. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 132,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,998,347.62. This represents a 8.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.1%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $208.78 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $35.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.19. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $209.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company’s 50 day moving average is $177.57 and its 200-day moving average is $169.02.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.65 EPS. The business’s 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,987 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,544,000 after buying an additional 1,131 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 53,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,002,000 after purchasing an additional 2,836 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 55,639 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,333,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Argent Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 32.2% in the first quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 2,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $377,000 after buying an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $214.82.

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.