WINTON GROUP Ltd Acquires Shares of 5,115 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,115 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $895,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after acquiring an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total transaction of $203,720.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 127,833 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,042,138.76. The trade was a 0.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 4,889 shares of company stock worth $1,167,221 in the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.1%

KEYS traded down $3.21 on Friday, hitting $279.57. The company had a trading volume of 240,706 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,449,575. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $240.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $202.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.39, a P/E/G 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 posted its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on KEYS. Barclays upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

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.