Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Holdings Decreased by Strs Ohio

Strs Ohio trimmed its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 71.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 10,195 shares during the period. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $720,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $246,051,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,969 shares during the period. Man Group plc grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 164.3% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $165,564,000 after purchasing an additional 628,082 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $93,865,000 after buying an additional 545,620 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $771,359,000 after buying an additional 446,123 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $221.08 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $225.00. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $206.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $182.32. The company has a market cap of $37.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.65 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on KEYS shares. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Susquehanna boosted 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $219.82.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 132,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,998,347.62. This represents a 8.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total value of $5,906,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 198,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,058,826.32. The trade was a 13.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

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.