Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Voya Investment Management LLC

Voya Investment Management LLC decreased its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 106,376 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,997 shares during the quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC owned 0.06% of Keysight Technologies worth $18,607,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $202.25 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $34.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.19. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $214.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $172.76.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.65 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $218.82.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total value of $894,348.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,090,737.33. The trade was a 3.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 3,201 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $628,740.42. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 43,917 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,626,177.14. This trade represents a 6.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 76,895 shares of company stock valued at $15,454,296. 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.