NEOS Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,730 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,748 shares during the quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $3,276,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,423,838 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,747,458,000 after acquiring an additional 97,064 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,306,577,000 after acquiring an additional 55,358 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its stake 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 valued at $771,359,000 after purchasing an additional 446,123 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after purchasing an additional 40,560 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $316,690,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total transaction of $5,906,400.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 198,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,058,826.32. This trade represents a 13.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of Keysight Technologies 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 $948,119.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $239.46 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $243.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $215.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $189.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.07 billion, a PE ratio of 48.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (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 earned $1.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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 expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan 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 reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of a number of 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 research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $221.64.

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.