Plato Investment Management Ltd Sells 1,853 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Plato Investment Management Ltd lowered its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,770 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,853 shares during the quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,995,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% in the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Citigroup increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. 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 research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $360.33 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $61.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.52 and a fifty-two week high of $367.12. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $308.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $241.16.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. 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 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.