Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd Boosts Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 63.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,200 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 14,400 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies accounts for about 1.4% of Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,507,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. The trade was a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,566,977.64. The trade was a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 24,119 shares of company stock valued at $5,263,770 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 4.4%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $271.87 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $234.30 and a 200-day moving average of $198.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.63 billion, a PE ratio of 48.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.82 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding 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 plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

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.